>>> Impressive rant, but Rush neveer answered the guy's question. Why DON'T more CEO's politicians, etc. have kids in uniform? A few do, but most don't. No matter what your position on the war, that's a valid question IMHO. <<<
How many families in your neighborhood have a son or daughter in Iraq? What is the ratio of congressmen with sons/daughters in the military to the general population? Do you have a son or daughter in Iraq?
Frankly, the question was typical left-wing, anti-war rhetoric from the same mold as CCR's whiny "Fortunate Son". I am surprised you cannot see it.
>>How many families in your neighborhood have a son or daughter in Iraq? What is the ratio of congressmen with sons/daughters in the military to the general population? Do you have a son or daughter in Iraq?<<
I don't have any kids, and I'm currently too old to join, all that may change if Congress raises the age. My sister's husband is career Navy. He's stateside now, but has been to the Middle East several times, and probably will go again. The son of some close friends is slated to deploy to Iraq later this year, and the prayer list for my church has somewhere in the neighborhood of forty or fifty people either in Iraq or Afghanistan, or headed there soon. I don't know if that's "typical" or not, but just to give you an idea where I'm coming from.
At one time in this country, there was a sense among the social and/or political and/or economic elites that along with their priviledge came responsibility. Sure there were shirkers, but when there was an emergency, the bluebloods answered the call along with everyone else. Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders were just about evenly divided between western cowboys and miners, and TR's socialite pals from back east. Somewhere along the way that ethic has been lost, and people are starting to notice.
Somebody posted that the kid of some political leader would make a prime target. That they would, but that didn't stop FDR's and TR's sons from volunteering. FDR's Jimmmy was a Marine Raider in WWII. TR's son Quentin was a pilot killed in action in WWI, and Teddy Jr served in both world wars and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on D-Day at Utah Beach.
Nobody can force someone to have a sense of duty. But we should be asking why so many of priviledge don't.