Laughable. why not just let the military run the country? Oh. That's right. That's something other than Democracy.

I knew there was a reason we didn't do that.

I can get behind that....

Obama could REALLY turn this around to his benefit - talk about how our brave soldiers don't fear anything. Something like, "They don't fear the insurgents in Iraq, and they certainly don't fear my pragmatic approach to foreign policy. Anybody who says that the military fears me, or my opponent, are woefully out of touch with how truly courageous the men and women who serve their country truly are. There may be concern in the hearts and minds of our military that this current administration has used them for political gain, but concern is not the same as fear. We have the greatest military in the world, the bravest soldiers, and all Americans share a dedication to keeping this country safe and prosperous."

an attack easily derailed by pointing out that Obama has received far more in donations to his campaign from active-service military personnel than any other candidate excepting Ron Paul.

blunts the attack and brings up what has to be an uncomfortable situation for the GOP in that the candidate they have tried so hard to marginalize is getting money from "the troops" because of his heretical anti-war stance.

I may be alone in this, but it seems to me that the GOP is already going all "kitchen sink" on Obama.

I take that as a sign they got nothin'.

loves their money in the Pentagon, and he has plans for some of it elsewhere.

Furthermore 'the Military', as well as the Republican administration, has shown itself to be all too willing to torture, misappropriate funds away from troop welfare, and prolong tours well beyond what is prudent.

They need a big wake up call. Our economy can't afford their profligate spending and poor advice.

Hum?...

And who are the two candidates that are receiving the most support and contributions from the military? Thas right!

Ron Pauland ....wait for it.....

Obama

My guess is that this is coming from Wesley Clark.

Wes is afraid that Obama will do something naive like this:

http://www.command-post.org/2004/2_archives/Mladic-Clark.jpg

Solomon's story is simply a stab at trying to provoke a negative response from the Obama camp against the military. Not gonna happen.

Why are we concerned with what John Solomon has to say... he is so stuck in the 1850s, he is irrelevant...

Finally, Kimterry, I love you but you are part o the problem and not part of the solution.

Dear Kimterry: my oldest nephew asks this question: When will you stop supporting HRC who has for the past 15 yrs denigrated his service to the United States because he is a gay man... He wants to know, if you can't confront the delusion of don't-ask-don't-tell, how can we ever believe you will till the military NO, NO, NO. Notice to Kimterry: I'm ready to expend all my financial resources to destroy you and other Hillary idiots... yes, you gave us an illusion of hope in the 1990s... but, Hillary is a Goldwater Girl deddicated to the destruction of the American electorate... From this day forward I will do everything in my power to protect my newphews from your Clintonite cabal...

As my nephew in Iraw says, We're not here for Hillary... we are here for post Hilllary.

"t's been reported that most of the presidential campaign donations from military personnel are going to Republican Ron Paul and Democrat Barack Obama.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/02/military-donors.html
"

Priceless. So the rank and file are sending cash to the very "cut-and-run" Democrats the Pentagon is badmouthing?

How come CNN and all the other news orgs don't talk about this? IS it because it doesn't fit the stereotype of unflagging GOP support in the military? Or the GOP as the patriotic party that was supposedly good at all things military?