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Order a shirt (or two, or five) and Wear Red on Fridays – Support Your Troops!

Unlike certain Senators from Massachusets, I don’t think the “American Fighting Man” is uneducated. Think about what it takes to become an officer – and if you think they are uneducated, then you’ve got the wrong picture. The typical member of the fighting forces today have more than a high school education; fewer and fewer are dropouts – even the ones that did not complete high school usually earn their GED before the end of their first enlistment. The average officer not only has a Bachelor’s Degree in their field of expertise, they have also gone to their branch’s version of Officer Candidate School (OCS) – which means at least twelve and possibly more months of intense instruction without the beloved breaks that college gives you. Plus, each and every member of the enlisted ranks are exhorted to enroll in and complete as many additional courses as possible. Not becasue they are a requirement, but because the more subjects you are exposed to, the better your ability to adapt to situations. The more knowledge you have, the more ideas you can bring to bear on a situation.

Unless you are stuck in Massachuesets, and being forced to serve the people as a Senator – then you can only see things one way – and that usually includes the thought stagnation behind “Bush is Wrong” and “Cut and Run” – certainly not the type of leadership anyone I associate with would want representing them.

I tell you, the folk back east are strange. Must be in the air.

God bless you all, Wear Red on Fridays, and get in on the Baby Pool!