The fact that Roskam, like Major Duckworth, could’ve enlisted in the military all on his own despite the lack of a major war has been explained to G.O. Partisan several times over.

He chooses to ignore this obvious fact.

I myself didn’t enlist. But I also don’t run around promoting wars based on false pretenses and screeching “cutandrun” at anyone who thinks we maybe oughtta have a plan for this war we’re now in.

G.O. Partisan is a part of the “Plan? Who needs a plan?” crowd. Why plan anything when you can just wing it?

So much for Republicans being smart. Their inability to plan things out has hurt our nation on everything from healthcare and economic buying power for families to a lack of adequate response to major disasters like Katrina and man-made disasters like the Iraq quagmire.

So, why didn’t he enlist for Operation Desert Storm? He would have been roughly 30. Plenty young enough to enlist.

I believe that Reagan had all kinds of invasions of podunk little countries that Roskam could have signed up to potentially help invade. Grenada, Panama, etc.

It’s not so much that Roskam didn’t fight in a war, it’s also that he never even enlisted.

And I thought you Republicans just hated Personal Injury Lawyers? On one hand he endorses gutting tort law, and on the other hand he claims that he would never vote to gut tort law.

Lets see here…Endorsed by the Illinois Family Institute…No to stem cells, fought against the Illinois Human Rights act, and he is a flip-flopper of the worst kind on Social Security, telling a right wing tax advocacy group that he wants to gut it, while telling the AARP that it must be protected.

Peter “Flippy” Roskam?

demforwar,
You’re no Democrat.

Until service and sacrifice for one’s country goes out of style, she’s got every right to include her injuries as part of the experience that makes her superior to her opponent.

Roskam, on the other hand, can’t make the same claim.

Although, the Armed Forces can always use good people whether the nation is at war or not.

please tell me what war Peter Roskam avoided serving in while of enlistment age. How is he a “chickenhawk?”

I know you really can’t do anything but I’m so sick and tired of these lying, war-mongering, chicken-hawk Bushies that I could scream.

And don’t you know? Truthful statements in pursuit of a partisan goal (Duckworth’s using her injuries) are equivalent to lying in pursuit of a partisan goal (Roskam’s cut-and-run statements). Ask David Broder.

Our presence there makes matters worse. It encourages the insurgency and what little efforts we’re able to make to provide security for Iraqis in fact just draws more attacks with locals in the crossfire. Iraqis overwhelmingly want us to go home. Terrorism is much worse worldwide because of this hairbrained occupation.

Yes we must elect Democrats and take back congress. But don’t expect them to be able to put the egg Bush has smashed on the sidewalk back together again.

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AnonPundit, why don’t you ask the thousands of brave troops who were just informed their tours in Iraq are being extended what they think of things?

While you’re at it, please explain how firm redeployment dates are any more or less arbitrary than the dates set for the invasion, for the Constitution writing, for the Iraqi elections, and on and on.

For that matter, why does school arbitrarily let out at the beginning of summer and return at the beginning of fall?

Why is the Illinois primary date set so arbitrarily?

Why have Republicans in Washington arbitrarily set such a low standard for attendance (Congress under the Republicans had been in session far fewer days than in the past)? What are Republicans doing earning a taxpayer funded salary which they (wait for it) arbitrarily raised in recent months if they are actually legislating less and less?

Without “arbitrary” deadlines nothing would get done.

Say, isn’t that was happening in Iraq now. No hard and fast deadlines and, surprise, little to no progress.

I thought conservatives believed in responsibility and hard work, not endless and ambiguous corner-turning and last-throe’ing.

So it’s agreed. The Democrats must escalate our war effort to defeat the terrorists. We have a fine slate of pro-war democrats in Illinois, Dan Lipinski,
Melissa Bean and of course, Tammy Duckworth.

We must supply our troops with better weapons and better armor. When the Democrats win in the fall,
we must either increase recruitment or reinstate the draft.

Again,
“we can’t simply pull up stakes and create a security vacuum. It wouldn’t be in our national interest to leave Iraq in chaos and risk allowing a country with unlimited oil wealth to become a base for terrorists.”

The war is real, and our Democratic Candidates will do it better. Let’s support Tammy Duckwork,
Dan Lipinski and Melissa Bean!! Let’s go Fightn’ Dems.

How goes the the predicted “destruction of the all-volunteer Army” by November 2006? As was predicted by Lawrence Korb in his “strategeric redeployment” and endorsed by this site?

I saw in the papers last week the Army has met its recruiting goals for this year. Alas, Lawrence does have 5 more weeks to be proven right. Then maybe we can lend some credence to his overall “cut and walk” strategery, complete with arbitrary dates for removal and redeployment to other “hotspots.” My calendar is marked.

you want to buy her a pair of real-looking fake legs? maybe that would make you feel like less of an ass for questioning her patriotism while staring at shapely fake legs instead of metallic ones.

1) It’s kind of difficult to hide missing both your legs; and

2) She was injured while in the service of the United States. She gets to use it in a campaign, without apology.