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Originally Posted by VRM
I think you know as well as I do that the military does not have quite the same use of the First that a bunch of angry old farts posting on a forum do.
There were a number of generals who resigned when Bush was in office rather than make their thoughts known. I give a lot of credit to our upper echelon military guys who have had to endure more than their share of bad civilian leadership from both parties (Bush Sr. was the last one worth a damn IMHO). I can understand a general not wanting to risk a court martial and possible loss of pension for speaking out against the CinC, but I personally think we are at a point where it really needs to be done. Obama won the election in large part due to Bush not listening to his generals - we will see if history repeats... 
And as an aside, Project Confidence is not going to go over too well with the home crowd who can't think past lunch time today. That should be a fun sell...it's probably a good thing that nobody reads anymore.  
Steve |
Steve...I truly don't think I need instruction on the Constitution from you, buddy.
My comment reached beyond the current snafu...I'm also talking about how Obama tries to control what opponents say about his health care proposals and other issues. Actually, he's starting to remind me of Agnew. (ouch!)
As for the general's comments...seems to be a bit of mixed message from the Oval Office...they put him out there as their face for Afghanistan and to promote a troop buildup, but when they start encountering questions about that approach, especially from his own party, they then belatedly try to pull him back in.
THAT's what happens when too much attention is placed on controlling the message.
And don't come back with a Bush analogy...not even close. Bush's folks were pretty damn open about their thoughts, even as to their disputes, which is not a bad thing.
Again...please don't waste your good efforts on Constitutional teachings on me. It's sort of like talking to a plumber about how sh!t is created.
