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Originally Posted by multi
Powell is a pretty glaring omission from the GOP side..?
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no question this list is gonna be selective (it's not mine btw - i clipped it off a leftie blog somewhere), designed to highlight the Dem's service and the GOP's lack thereof...but Powell is the only major GOP member I can think of that's missing (and there are many who would question Powell's GOP comittment). i don't see Joe Leiberman or Joe Biden on the Dem list either.
here's
another variation on this list , albeit also from a Leftie source.
nevertheless, most of the stars of each party are there and the contrast of service records is striking....overwhelmingly, the biggest hawks in government have never actually seen military service. service in the military oughta be a prerequisite to having the power to send anyone else into harm's way.