[HangUpNow]

I'll be honest -- I don't give a rip about Joni Ernst' "service." How many combat missions was she involved in? She was AA. It's often been a convenient resume booster when running for office, regardless of quality of service.

Are you saying military service is a definitive metric of "patriotism"? Because John FN Kerry's medals prove...what again??

Ernst ran as a conservative and compromised those principles in short order. IMO she's a moderate Republican who fell in with the Establishment crowd. You're obviously entitled to your own opinion.

You may not have realized this yet, but "serving in government" is NOT necessarily a measure of love of country, integrity, or accomplishment, or else you may as well built a monument to the Kennedys, McCain, and Orrin Hatch.

The purpose of Trump's VP is to provide strength, integrity, commitment to doing the right thing, and adding confidence to the ticket. I'm not a big proponent these days of political appointments based on outdated strategy -- PC demographics and a supposed geographical loyalty.

[plain talk]

People can make up their own minds about Jodi Ernst. We need more of her in the Senate

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Ernst

[NKP_Vet]

Ernst was the Commanding Officer of a Transportation Company. The company was responsible for the delivery of water, fuel and other supplies to units in secure areas. Joni Ernst did not lead her troops into combat. Ernst’s troops were not combat personnel, and their mission was not combat.