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So you think that volunteering for the National Guard with the possibility of being sent to Vietnam was a cowardly act? Wow, what must you think of the dirty, nasty, rotten cowards that never even volunteered for the NG and stayed home without serving in Vietnam? Is anyone that didn't actually see combat in Vietnam just a pathetic loser in your eyes?
Nice try, you did a good job of stringing together a bunch of Liberal buzzwords and worn out sound bites to attack our President.
The Iraqi's are fighting a war for their freedom from oppression. We did the same thing in our country. Freedom isn't free.
Sounds like you condon Saddam killing, torturing, raping, maiming millions of his citizens, and threatening the entire Middle East with WMD's. Sitting by while that happens is cowardly, fighting it is not.

Raymond G. you are right on target. George W. Bush didn't hid but had the cajones to train in the supersonic F-102 and if you don't think that takes courage, Mr. Metzger, strap your butt in the rumble seat of one a do a few loops . Be sure to bring along some cold compresses and and a barf bag. When you land kiss old mother earth and swear you'll never do it again. It was a challenging aircraft to fly and left little room for error. ( had a higher than usual mishap rate ) Mr. Metzger disabuse your self of the notion that service in one of the ANG units was considered safe duty. When Lt. Bush enlisted, F-102 squadrons were flying combat missions in Vietnam. Over a dozen of them were shot down .Pilots and planes from the 147th FIG TexANG were in fact combat service in Operation Palace Guard between 1968 and 1970. Squadrons of F-102's were stationed in Vietnam throughout the entire war.

Mr Metzger the election is over. You and other dead ender Democrats remind me of those Japanese soldiers found in caves on Pacific atolls still fighting WWII twenty years after the Emperor surrendered.

Paul, thank you for your eloquent words concerning the "king with no clothes". He needs to be exposed for what he is.

"Pity the fool and his followers who accept a certain quantity of their fellow humans as nothing more than expendable garbage, especially when it never had to happen".

I assume the writer is not referring to 9/11 & Osama.....

Pity the fool who does not realize that terrorism is real and dangerous to your health. Pity the fool who does not realize that Islamic tyranny like what was in Afghanistan breeds terrorism. Stay with your broken record and keep your head in the ground Mr. Metzger while freedom is on the march in the Middle East. Doesn't happen overnight, but it takes courage to stay the course, just like Reagan did in the 80's despite people like you.

Did Reagan use military force to go in and topple a country that didn't attack us? I'm a young man, so I don't recall the details of all of Ronnie's tenure. But I don't think he did. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Rusty,

Genada ..1983

Oops.

GRENADA...1983

Rusty,

Sorry you missed those times. Reagan rebuilt the military that Carter left for nothing. He then stood up to the Soviet Union despite the liberals in the US & Europe calling him an idiot and crying that we were going to start WWIII. Our military and economic might bested the Soviet Union. Short history lesson (I'm busy watching the Carolina/Duke game), but I could go on. I'm sure you didn't learn that in school, as they will not teach you this, only the liberal viewpoint.

There are some similarities, both presidents were called idiots, war mongers, etc. But Reagan had a vision that worked, Bush has the same vision that appears to be working as well.

Ok, so Reagan won the cold war and toppled the commies. But he did it without going in to Moscow and killing thousands, with no end in sight. There's a big difference between Reagan and Bush.

If we'd had that attitude in the 1940's, Mr. Sheridan, Hitler would be in charge of Europe now.
Sometimes free people have to take a stand and do what's right for the world, not just isolate themselves and *hope* that nobody will harm them.

Raymond, there's an even bigger difference between Hussein and Hitler than there is between Bush and Reagan.

Some of you folks need to read Mr. Bush's ANG Records. In the little box that says "willing to serve overseas" Mr. Bush checked "no". Also, Mr. Bush's ANG records indicate that he did not fly as he was requested numbers of times. And, I am not including the Faked documents planted by Rove and Co. Mr. Bush's supporters blindly believe anything manufactured by his propaganda machine, as if he spoke the word of God as a prophet. Mr. Bush is a manufactured man. He is an admitted alcoholic and addict, used not only marijuana, but also cocaine. He had not one but two DWIs. This man is not one in whom I would trust the Free World.

Can Anyone say "My Pet Goat"?

What a Moron.

I don't know or care about all that stuff in his past. All I know is he has been an aweful president.

Bill Clinton was a sexual predator who ran away from serving his country during the Vietnam era. RAN AWAY. At least George Bush volunteered and served.
Al Gore was a daily pot smoker for years, according to one of his best friends and pot suppliers. Can anyone say POT HEAD?

It's funny, most conservative republicans think that we liberals worship Bill Clinton.
Your assumptions couldn't be further from reality. Bill Clinton lied to us, the Americans that voted him into office which was a slap in the face. In his lies, I lost all respect for him and supported his impeachment and was hoping he'd be forced to step down. But to call him a sexual predator is completely ignorant. He got a blow job from a willing participant. Sorry if my language is strong, but that's the truth.
And yes, I can sy POT HEAD! Who gives a crap if a president we elect had smoked pot in his past? You wanna hop on that high horse position, then we can bring up Bush and Cheneys DWI's! We should stop focusing on the things presidents did in their past and the shortcomings of PREVIOUS presidents and start holding present ones acountable for their actions and policies.

Bill Clinton raped Juanita Broderick in Arkansas, he sexually assaulted Paula Jones, he sexually assaulted Catherine Willie, he used his powerful position to coerce Monica Lewinsky into sex...he is a classic sexual predator, using his power for sex. I suggest you read up a bit on this mental disorder, might open your eyes.
Someone who uses pot daily for years has impaired judgment and mental abilities. Surely not what I'd want for a president. Maybe you don't care, but I do.
I have no problem with the current administration policies...sorry that you do. But I think you need to understand that you liberals LOST the last election because the majority in this country don't want what you're offering. Get over it.

Dan, I think it was simply the threat of nuclear war that ended the Cold War--the fact that annihilation of both sides was inevitable, and therefore neither side was willing to make the first strike--not our military and economic might.

Paul,

You have the right to your opinion even though it is wrong. Russia still has nukes and could send some over today, we could send some back, but that won't happen.

The Soviet Union collapsed upon itself trying to keep up with our military buildup. Not only that, but Reagan's policies of promoting liberty caught hold in Eastern Europe. These people got tired of being oppressed and did something about it. The wall fell down and the Eastern European countries embraced liberty. It was an awesome moment in history.

Hopefully the same thing will happen in the Middle East. Stay tuned.

As for Jim, you sound like one of those conspiracy kooks with the faked documents manufactured by Rove. I'm sure Rove put the documents in Dan Rather's pocket with a note asking him to read the documents on air. That faked story was just an exposure of what the big three anchors have been getting away with for decades. Now they have more difficulty in reporting their trash thanks to cable news and the blogosphere.

Bush did have an alcohol problem and sobered up, anyone should be congratulated for that. Clinton has a sex problem which continued while in office (probably still does now), forced him to perjure, and lead to his impeachment. Big difference between the two.

Raymond said daily pot-smoking impaired future 'judgement and mental abilities'. I have to disagree with that assessment. I have never seen proof of anything like that. I do agree that if you are high right now you would be impaired. But nothing has been proven in terms of long-term effects.

I don't know whether Bush smoked pot or not. Nothing has been proven there either. He didn't actually say he had smoked pot, did he? And for this guy to have hours and hours of taped conversations, he sure didn't have much dirt to release. Besides, this guy should be in jail. It is DEFINITELY against the law to tape private conversations without permission.

Either way, Bush did not deny the report. He didn't come out and lie to the American public, THANK GOD.

All of us have things in our past that we aren't too proud of. And Bush is human. Just like Clinton.

Hopefully Bush will keep those things in the past while he is in the White House. Unlike Clinton and his womanizing.

I think it is unfair to attack either one of these men. They deserve forgiveness just like all of us do.

"It is DEFINITELY against the law to tape private conversations without permission."

In North Carolina, only one party to the conversation must be aware of the recording.

Roch101,

Thanks for the correction. There is no federal law against taping a conversation as long as one side is aware of the taping. Although that is prohibited in 12 states, it isn't against the law in North Carolina. Thanks for catching me on that one.

Depending on how he uses those tapes, however, he could still be in trouble. And I'm not sure where he made the tape (I assume Texas) or if it was across State lines or not. Either way, I DEFINITELY goofed by saying DEFINITELY.

Thanks!

Something to keep in mind next time someone keeps pushing their lapel towards your lips.

I think I read somewhere that pot smoking impaired memory and other mental abilities, but I'll be damned if I can remember where it was...