vgt_bob

While Reid is a political hack he is my hack (I live in Nevada). Anybody who thinks "the generals" do not have political motivation are ignorant of how generals become generals or live in a fantasy world. Petraeus was a brigadier general in 1999 (one star) and a general (four stars) in 2007. All stars come directly from the president. So a general who has advanced faster than his piers by promotions from a president then provides an unbiased report? I imagine you think that General Westmoreland was an independent source of information during Viet Nam also? General Petraeus is a brilliant, talented individual who owes his career advancement over the last 7 years to GW Bush. Robert B. BTW - checked his biography - General Petraeus and I were both in the US Army and stationed in Italy at the same time. Different units but within a few miles of each other. Heck, I probably even saluted him once or twice.

I am always amazed at how knee-jerk the responses are whenever anyone mentions democrats. 1. The Clinton family managed to stay married and worked through a serious problem. Compare and contrast with Gulianni and Gingrich and tell me again why the Clinton family has the bad reputation. 2. "Socialized Medicine" is a big bad thing, especially when it provides health care for children. So what is the alternative? My son-in-law earns $9 per hour - $360 per week or about $18,000 per year. Above minimum wage but not great. Fairly typical in other words. A basic insurance plan would cost him $500 per month or $6,000 per year or 30% of his annual salary. So why is a system like Mitt established in Massachusetts or Arnold proposing in California bad? 3. Real conservatives are not Republicans or Democrats. The Republicrats sold their souls a long time ago. Libertarians are a joke as a party but have the only real conservative positions. Everybody loves to talk tough but they are not willing to give up what they have to return to a true conservative country. Robert B. Democrat by Registration Frustrated by Reality