You live here in Montana, BeauBo?
Because I do. And if Ryan had support in his Seal community there would have been some Seals from somewhere standing by his side.
There wasn’t.
And Montana has one of the highest veteran to populations ratios in our nation.
You have shown your knowledge of Montana is lacking. You should stick to what you know ... whatever that is. So you can argue with somebody else. For me, you are a waste of time.
“The great bulk of men (even in Montana) never serve in the military at all.”
Fact.
Face them like a man.
Have you served in the military? Because I have, in three wars, including Iraq, where Ryan Zinke was Deputy Commander of the JSOTF, and Special Operators were out every night hunting.
Are the Democrats going to dredge up someone to try to besmirch an effective Republican? Of course they will (you are helping!). They ALWAYS do.
The fact that this is all the have to throw at him (he got one caveat statement about his travel (TAD) account, in an evaluation that otherwise assessed him as “Early Promote” overall - the highest possible) is a real credit to him - even if it did side track his career in the Navy. Retiring as an O-5 is considered “fully successful”, and his discharge at retirement was fully honorable.
Even the NY Times said “There is no doubt that Mr. Zinke was well liked and a rising star in the SEALs before the travel expenses episode.” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/us/politics/ryan-zinke-navy-seal.html
Ryan Zinke Served in Seal Team Six, for at least one full tour. Here is a clue for you - that is kind of a big deal. His critics (including you) poo poo that service as a mark against him, because he wasn’t the commander, or didn’t get the highest medal, or some other (frankly) nonsense. Political spin.
Even the NY Times (same article) quotes one of his Seal supporters (who you apparently don’t believe exist, because some other leftist rag printed that scurrilous lie):
“Kenneth Stethem, a retired SEAL chief petty officer who supports Mr. Zinke, said the travel issue seemed minor so many years later. “We have a saying in the teams: ‘You never shoot a high-caliber man with a low-caliber bullet,’ and that’s exactly what’s going on right here,” he said.”
The NY Times also reported that Zinke was considered by multiple Flag Officers to be on track for Admiral, before the travel problem. That would make him among the top Seal Officers of his generation, quality-wise.
But some leftist journalist prints a baseless hit piece against a Republican they want to destroy for being effective (another day at the office for them) - and you swallow it hook, line and sinker.
Have you heard that he is a racist? They will be more than willing to print that, if you will be compliant enough to uncritically spread that for them too.
P.S. Ryan Zinke was picked out for selective enforcement of travel policies during the Clinton Administration, while they were putting their political Generals and Admirals (like Wesley Clark) into place - just like the purges during Obama’s tenure.
BTW, “Damn Few” is a Seal catchphrase, used when talking about the Seals - not some intended slight against Montana.
The truth is that there are few of them overall, and few assigned for the scale of the missions they are given, and the threats they face. Damn few.