[buccaneer81]

You’d think that gentlemen that rose to that level of leadership might be just a little bit more conservative... or did they just leave some of their brains in space before returning to earth?

As in all fields, some self-serving connivers will rise to those positions and ranks. Just look at how Glenn was portrayed in "The Right Stuff." A libertarian wrote the book and liberals made the film. Even they saw what he was.

[Joe Marine 76]

“Self-serving connivers.” Agree!