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2007-07-28 Home Front: Politix

The Millenium Soldiers head into politics

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Posted by trailing wife 2007-07-28 13:05|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 The republican party should be on this like a duck on a junebug. That is, since 90%+ of the military is republican, that is where they should look for upcoming political talent. Even the democrats had some success recruiting anti-war military for the last election.

One of the biggest problems that Washington has is a lack of prior service military personnel in elective office. Instead, most politicians are first lawyers, second, tied in with local politics and business, and with burning ambition but lacking leadership skills. Pretty faces with empty heads.

If they have any doubts, they could run a few hundred for State offices, in what would probably become a big sweep of wins. Then take the best of that bunch for federal offices. In four to eight years they would have an incredible team in the batting box.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-07-28 17:05|| 2007-07-28 17:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Excellent. Better to hear about the "military's feelings" from those actually impacted rather than Pelosi, Chollie Rangel, Edwards, Hillary, Schumer, Frank (!), et al. I haven't served, yet supported Duncan Hunter, my congressman, because I felt he supported the military and our national security first and foremost (lucky I didn't live in Duke's district). Once his kid (Duncan Duane Hunter) returns from deployment - I'll support him.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-07-28 21:55|| 2007-07-28 21:55|| Front Page Top

#3 The Republicans are nto doing a damn thing. I can tell you that first hand. We are rattlign doors, and calling and so on, but they are so oparalyzed with fear of losing thier power that they are almost inactive. It explains a lot about why they are such piss-poor representatives and why they are so weak against awar opponents, immigration proponents adn all that.

They have been "Country Club" Repubs for so long they;ve forgotton about us "Sam's Club" types that put them there - and the Reagan Democrats who woul dvote thier way if they'd just have the guts to stand up and say the right things followed by doing the right things.

Guys, people leading the Repub party in many places are quivering like a damn chihuahua, I half expected them to piss themselves. And the other bunch acts like you owe THEM a favor for listening to a plebe like yourself (think Warner, or Trent Lott). The former are gigantic disgraces, the latter are more in line with Ted Kennedy and his elitism than they are with you and me.

The Republican party has gotten fat and lazy and has lost its way. We need to rip out the drywall and rebuild it ourselves. Get involved, push hard and challenge ANYONE thats leading your local party to do things right or get the hell out of your way.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-07-28 23:14|| 2007-07-28 23:14|| Front Page Top

#4 We shoulda been doing this after the first unit returned from Afstan. The Democrats have been doing nearly all of the outreach, and even a lot of the "compassionate" things, like bitching loudly about care at the VA system.

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