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DRAFT? NOT A CHANCE Continuing their deep plunge into the abyss of political cluelessness, The Poodle's campaign has now decided to accuse George Bush of trying to reinstate the draft. Really, is this the best they can do? How about a little show of imagination here? I'm known for my willingness to assist the clueless, so here are some suggestions for The Poodle's handlers. Over the next 42 days they can make a series of statements to the media claiming that: George Bush has a secret plan to destroy Social Security so that he can give more tax cuts to...

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - President Bush mocked John Kerry's fitness to be commander in chief Wednesday, saying the way to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq "is not to wilt or waver." Kerry suggested to a campaign crowd that Bush might bring back the military draft and said in an Associated Press interview that the president was "living in a make-believe world." Answering a question about possible revival of the draft at a forum with voters in West Palm Beach, Fla., Kerry said, "If George Bush were to be re-elected, given the way he has gone about this war...

Despite the President's promised June 30 th deadline to give back control of Iraq's government to the Iraqis under the United Nations, it's not clear under the current state of affairs when our military role there will begin to wind down even if we hand over power on time.

Twelve years ago, it was a news-grabbing newcomer on the political scene. Today, MTV's Rock the Vote seems positively Stone Age. That campaign to recruit youth voters is still around, but this year it has lots of company. HeadCount, Music for America, PunkVoter, Smackdown Your Vote! – they're just some of the groups taking part in pop music tours aimed at charging up voters and, in some cases, changing their minds

Younger voters think the country is heading in the wrong direction and that President Bush does not share their priorities, but they like Bush personally and are unsure about John Kerry. Overall, Kerry has a substantial lead among voters under thirty, a reversal of the Bush's nine-point advantage among all registered voters. In a head-to-head contest, Kerry is leading Bush by 10 points (51-41), and in a contest that includes Ralph Nader, Kerry is ahead by 6 (46-40-4).

For the first time since ending the draft in 1973, the United States is putting its all-volunteer military to the test. For the most part, the force is meeting the challenge for operations worldwide, but there are signs of strain. The Army is dipping into the store of recruits it had banked for next year, and taking the unusual step of calling up members of the Individual Ready Reserve. Recruitment and retention in the National Guard are below needed levels. Units stationed in Korea and at elite training centers are being deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, and the services are...

Only two days after many liberals were convinced that democratic presidential John F. Kerry had a watershed moment with his rant against President George W. Bush and the war in Iraq, Kerry moved towards scare tactics in an attempt for votes.While Kerry was in Florida trying to scare both the young and old, two of the three of the Kerry's camp CBS Memo gang, Max Cleland and Howard Dean are touring colleges spreading the draft rumors.[snip] Are they really this desperate? Michelle Malkin and Betsy’s Page have a copy of an e-mail that is being sent to college students...

I don't have much elese to say, I'm jsut surprised that Bush didn't fire back with that little fact when Kerry started his weird "draft" thing.

I am a freshman in high school and would like to tell everyone in the Bush camp that among my peers the draft is the #1 issue. I know the FR community is very large, so I am hoping someone in the campaign will read this. I also understand that many college students are basing their votes for John Kerry on the draft issue alone. We need to make sure that they know that it is John Kerry, not George Bush, that is more likely to impose a draft. Do not let John Kerry's baseless charge made today go unanswered....

Friends, In recent days an email has been making its way to millions of accounts claiming that were Bush to be re-elected, he would reinstitute the “draft”. Let’s examine the facts, shall we? "A draft? It's just not going to happen," said Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., a member of the House Armed Services Committee. Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, the senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services personnel subcommittee, agreed: "There is very little support in Congress for reinstating the draft." MISLEADING E-MAIL Perhaps those comments will help steady the nerves of many Americans apparently rattled by an e-mail that...

The talk show host pointed out the proposal is in Congress....BUT, according to him, the only names on the bill are 1 - Democrats, 2 - Liberal 3 - The Obnoxious: Conyers, Stark, Jackson-Lee, McDermott, etc. No Republicans. Period.

Bud Beck, of the Bud Beck Show, Mountain Laurel Review, and Political Gateway, perpetrated an act of political misinformation and bigotry in his June 9, 2004 column, “Graduation Presents.” He writes about his nephew who just graduated high school with honors, who comes from a “privileged” background, and identifies himself as Republican. Beck writes: "I mentioned to him, causally of course as not to ruin his day or the festive atmosphere, about the possibility of him winding up in the army before he graduates from Ohio State. I received a blank stare. What was I talking about? "I explained the...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites), citing the war in Iraq (news - web sites) and other trouble spots in the world, raised the possibility Wednesday that a military draft could be reinstated if voters re-elect President Bush (news - web sites). Kerry said he would not bring back the draft and questioned how fairly it was administered in the past. Answering a question about the draft that had been posed at a forum with voters, Kerry said: "If George Bush (news - web sites) were to be re-elected, given the way...

A NEW MILITARY DRAFT?     It's on everyone's lips. And it directly affects YOU. There's no question about it: the United States military is being stretched thin. Our Armed Forces are not only on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also in some areas of the former Soviet Union, South Korea and Europe. At a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week about post-occupation Iraq, Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) thrust the issue of reinstituting a military draft right into the public debate. "There's not an American ... that doesn't understand what we are engaged in...

From crushkerry.com Kerry Spreads Draft Lie John Kerry today hinted that a 2nd Bush term would cause the draft to return. This is of course, nonsense. In fact, Democrats criticized Donald Rumsfeld when he said, in January, 2003, that there would be no draft because draftees would add "no value" and "no advantage" to the military. What's next, Kerry's plan to wipe out the national debt by first sending money to M Sese Seko to invest?

McDermott Co-Sponsors Legislation to Reinstate the Draft January 7, 2003 - For Immediate Release Washington, DC-- Congressman Jim McDermott (Democrat) has announced his co-sponsorship of Congressman Charles Rangel's (Democrat) legislation to reinstate the military draft and other forms of national service. The bill would require Americans between 18 and 26 to serve two years in the military or in civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security. The bill, HR 163, is intended to ensure that the burden of military service is not borne disproportionately by the poor and numbers of minority groups. Congressman McDermott commented that...

H.R.163 Title: To provide for the common defense by requiring that all young persons in the United States, including women, perform a period of military service or a period of civilian service in furtherance of the national defense and homeland security, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 1/7/2003) Cosponsors (14) Related Bills: S.89 Latest Major Action: 2/3/2003 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Executive Comment Requested from DOD. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jump to: Titles, Status, Committees, Related Bill Details, Amendments, Cosponsors, Summary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE(S): (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill) POPULAR TITLE(S): Reinstate draft bill...

My wife forwarded me an email regarding HR 163 which is a bill put before congress Jan 7, 2003 which apparently would allow a draft of men and women by 2005. I won't post the email since it was riddled with typical sky-is-falling and anti-Bush comments but I am curious about the bill so I thought I'd throw it out here and see what you all think. You can go to http://thomas.loc.gov/ and search for HR 163 and read the bill itself. The email claimed that the Bush Admin. is hushing this up and trying to keep it low-key till...

Elect George Bush, some Kerry surrogates said last week, and you or your children will be drafted to fight in Iraq. Inspiring fear in voters seems to be in political vogue this fall. (Cheney has since amended his comments to say he meant to argue that Bush has a more serious approach to deterring terrorists than does Kerry.) Some voters seem inclined to believe that Bush would attempt to revive conscription, which ended 31 years ago.

Last night I was channel surfing and I stopped on MTV. I could not believe what I saw. I'll try to recap it as best I can recall:They have a Choose or Lose commercial running showing a bunch of people in a party. A girl asks a guy something like does he plan to vote in the election. He says no, derisively. She says he should because of the draft! The announcer says that people should vote becuase issues like the draft will be decided by this election. I was stunned by what I saw! MTV is trying to scare...