Well, this won’t be real popular with you and quite a few others, but here goes....
We all respect military service. It’s honorable. But this whole idea that military service is some overpowering qualification for public office above all others is getting tiresome.
Yes, it gives them insight others lack about the military. But it doesn’t trump all, including positions on issues and other experience, including private sector experience.
I’m sick to death of the fact that John McCain can’t utter two sentences without refering to his service record. That doesn’t make up for him being a global warming pandering, ANWR opposing, gang-of-14-member who opposed Bush’s tax cuts.
Mitt’s kids didn’t serve in the military. SO WHAT? Does that make them morally deficient? Hey, I’m a FRED supporter, but this whole “you-can’t-criticize-me-because-I served-in-the-military” thing is getting ridiculous.
Same thing with Hunter supporters. He was a paratrooper. GOOD FOR HIM! THANKS, DUNCAN! I’ll buy you a drink if I ever see you. That doesn’t make you qualified for the Presidency. This is directed more to his supporters than to him, because I don’t think he brings it up all that much.
People who volunteer in the military serve their countries. But guess what? People who run companies and create jobs serve their country too. We can’t all be Audi Murphy, after all.
Hank
The only way to change that would be to make the Commander in Chief a separate job...
Until then voters will look for experitise in the military etc in their Commander in Chief /POTUS
Would you want Ron Paul to be CinC ???
Or one of the Pink Ladies ????
Hmmmmmmmmmm Hillary is a Pink Lady ...........
It was popular with me, and well stated, but I post nothing popular with anybody so I don't know what that gets you :-).
When the enemy is at the door, I would rather have the military than a CEO defending us.
The two terrorist that flew into the Pentagon lived 6 miles from me here in San Diego, we don’t know who or what can happen.
Yep. I spent six years in the USAF and a couple of years after that building weapons of war. I can honestly say that of the hundreds of people I worked with wearing uniforms that NONE, not one single person was or would become qualified for CINC. On the other hand, several associates I've known in the business world would qualify.