[theknife]

this kind of an odd list, considering the Dems are steotyped as doves and the GOP are the hawks:

Democrats:
a.. Richard Gephardt: Air National Guard, 1965-71.
b.. David Bonior: Staff Sgt., Air Force 1968-72.
c.. Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., Air Force SAC 1969-72.
d.. Al Gore: enlisted Aug. 1969; sent to Vietnam Jan. 1971 as an army journalist in 20th Engineer Brigade.
e. Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam.
f. Daniel Inouye: Army 1943-'47; Medal of Honor, WWII.
g. John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat 3 Purple Hearts.
h. John Edwards: did not serve.
i.. Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea.
j. Max Cleland: Captain, Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star,
Vietnam.
k. Ted Kennedy: Army, 1951-1953.
l. Tom Harkin: Lt., Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.
m. Jack Reed: Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve,
1979-91.
n.. Fritz Hollings: Army officer in W.W.II, receiving the Bronze
Star
seven campaign ribbons.
o. Leonard Boswell: Lt. Col., Army 1956-76; Vietnam, DFCS, Bronze
Stars, & Soldier's Medal.
p. Pete Peterson: Air Force Captain, POW. Purple Heart, Silver
Star &
Legion of Merit.
q. Mike Thompson: Staff sergeant, 173rd Airborne, Purple Heart.
r. Bill McBride: Candidate for Fla. Governor. Marine inVietnam;
Bronze
Star with Combat V.
s. Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam, Bronze Star.
t. Pete Stark: Air Force 1955-57
u. Chuck Robb: Vietnam
v. Howell Heflin: Silver Star
w. George McGovern: Silver Star & DFC during WWII.
x. Bill Clinton: Did not serve. Student deferments. Entered draft
but
received 311.
y. Jimmy Carter: Seven years in the Navy.
z. Walter Mondale: Army 1951-1953
aa. John Glenn: WWII and Korea; six DFCS & Air Medal with 18
Clusters.
ab. Tom Lantos: Served in Hungarian underground in WWII. Saved by
Raoul Wallenberg.
ac. Wesley Clark: U.S. Army, 1966-2000, West Point, Vietnam,
Purple
Heart, Silver Star. Retired 4-star General.
ad. John Dingell: W.W.II vet
ae. John Conyers: Army 1950-57, Korea

Republicans
a.. Newt Gingrich: did not serve.
b. Dennis Hastert: did not serve.
c. Tom Delay: did not serve.
d. House Whip Roy Blunt: did not serve.
e. Bill Frist: did not serve.
f. Rudy Giuliani: did not serve.
g. George Pataki: did not serve.
h. Mitch McConnell: did not serve.
i. Rick Santorum: did not serve.
j. Trent Lott: did not serve.
k. Dick Cheney: did not serve: Several deferments, the last by
marriage.
l. John Ashcroft: did not serve: Seven deferments to teach
business.
m. Jeb Bush: did not serve.
n. Karl Rove: did not serve.
o. Saxby Chambliss: did not serve. "Bad knee." The man who
attacked
Max Cleland's patriotism.
p. Paul Wolfowitz: did not serve.
q. Vin Weber: did not serve.
r. Richard Perle: did not serve.
s. Douglas Feith: did not serve.
t. Eliot Abrams: did not serve.
u. Richard Shelby: did not serve.
v. Jon Kyl: did not serve.
w.Tim Hutchison: did not serve.
x. Christopher Cox: did not serve.
y. Antonin Scalia: did not serve.
z. Clarence Thomas: did not serve
aa. Don Rumsfeld: served in Navy (1954-57) as aviator & flight
instructor.
ab. George W. Bush: six-year Nat'l Guard commitment (in four).
ac. Ronald Reagan: due to poor eyesight, served in a non-combat
role
making movies.
ad. Gerald Ford: Navy, W.W.II
ae. Phil Gramm: did not serve.
af. John McCain: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit,
Purple
Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.
ag. Bob Dole: an honorable veteran.
ah. Chuck Hagel: two Purple Hearts & a Bronze Star, Vietnam.
ai. Duke Cunningham: nominated for Medal of Honor, Navy Cross,
Silver
Stars, Air Medals, Purple Hearts.
aj. Jeff Sessions: Army Reserves, 1973-1986
ak. JC Watts: did not serve.
al. Lindsey Graham: National Guard lawyer.
am. G.H.W. Bush: Pilot in WWII. Shot down by the Japanese.
an. Tom Ridge: Bronze Star for Valor in Vietnam.

Pundits & Preachers
a. Sean Hannity: did not serve.
b. Rush Limbaugh: did not serve (4-F with a 'pilonidal cyst.')
c. Bill O'Reilly: did not serve.
d. Michael Savage: did not serve.
e. George Will: did not serve.
f. Chris Matthews: did not serve.
g. Paul Gigot: did not serve.
h. Bill Bennett: did not serve.
i. Pat Buchanan: did not serve.
j. Bill Kristol: did not serve.
k. Kenneth Starr: did not serve.
l. Michael Medved: did not serve.

so who's better qualified to send someone else's kid off to fight?