Reply #80: oh, I agree with you on some things....

[FrenchieCat]

I had that same feeling when Kerry "reported for duty". I kinda thought that it was rather lame. Having the credentials of having been a veteran 40 years ago should not have been the emphasis of the 2004 Democratic convention (bad decision IMO). I also had that sinking feeling when the Democrats allowed the media and the GOP to instruct them on what we could and could not say at our convention.

Of course I disagree with your apprehension of running a General. We have had 12 General as presidents in our history....so the paranoia is ill founded. Further, the last General/President that was elected in the US ended a war, not started one. In addition, that same President warned us about the Military Industrial complex. Of course, General Clark is no Eisenhower.....but then, that's probably a good thing. And as you see, one need not be in the military to go down the slippery slope that you've just described...as you are absolutely right....it took a dimwitted Governor from Texas to get us rolling that that slope you are so concerned with.