[flowerplough]

Today's Democrats, both in media and in office, who persist in spreading a diatribe of disaster -- and who insist on denigrating the brightest, best-trained, best-led and best-equipped military force in the world --have succeeded in building a significant following. The facts on the ground, however, simply don't support their thesis. In Iraq, Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa and the Philippines, the war against radical Islamic terror is being won by the finest military force the world ever has seen.

My "little" Nat'l Guard nut is trying to get back over to Sandland (to help mop up?) but has been discriminated against twice - didn't want to build separate housing and facilities for women in last winter's deployment, and the spring deployment was restricted to those eligible for direct combat (men). She's still on the "volunteered" list, and is doing OK in college, but wants to go act tough again.

P.S. She's not a lesbian, just a tom-boy. According to her Army boyfriend, who is going back over pretty soon.

[jazusamo]

Good for her and our thanks to her. I’ve been married to a WAC for over forty years, I guess I’m prejudiced in favor of women in the military. :)

[norton]

Tom Boys is OK.
Tell her to study hard anyway.
More'n one way to show them they're wrong.