This is a political year, in case you hadn’t noticed. Voting in primary elections is vital for good citizens, because it is here that each party’s candidates are selected. In Michigan, the primary election is just a month away, on 5...
Graded category #1. Comments Encourage Our Troops: When our nation is at war, everyone should support the troops and their families. We, veterans, preserve the right of all Americans to protest peacefully on any topic; yet when troops are down-range...
Graded category #2. We are at war and must win. Plan to exploit success in Iraq. The bravery and blood of our brave warriors has purchased for the world and for the nation two Mideastern nations, Iraq and Afghanistan, which are not dominated by...
Graded Category #3: Willing to stop Iran’s threat. Iran is clearly the major threat in the region. It is openly working to become a nuclear power. Given its open, active support of terrorist organizations, they will certainly make nuclear devices...
Graded Category #4: Will grow our military. Whether we stay in the Mid-east for a long term or not, we need a much bigger military. The current rotation of troops to the war-zone is so intense that the military is starting to loose the very vital...
Graded Category #5: Support for veterans. Our veterans are people who have made their lives available to our nation to be used as necessary. Those who have suffered medical challenges deserve only the best support—not a sluggish, overly bureaucratic...
Served in the military:br /Democrats: Gravel served in the Armybr /Republicans: Hunter: Army combat vet; McCain: Navy combat vet; Paul: Air Forcebr /br /Summary of Grades:br /Clinton: 1 A, 1 B, 1 C, 2 F’sbr /Edwards: 1 A, 2 C’s, 2...
Special recognition: honorable mention and dishonorable mention.br /Honorable Mention:br /br /Hunter: AR. He’s an Airborne Ranger as I was. He gets the HOOOAH award.br /br /McCain: ROW. He’s been Right On the conduct of the War from the beginning.br...
Graded category #1. Comments Encourage Our Troops: When our nation is at war, everyone should support the troops and their families. We, veterans, preserve the right of all Americans to protest peacefully on any topic; yet when troops are down-range...