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also a reminder his 5 sons in their 20s - 30s have not served in the military.

...And?

Neither did Ronald Reagan's son. Neither have the Bush twins. Neither has Giuliani's college-age son. Neither has Chelsea Clinton.

Bill Clinton didn't serve in the military -- for all intents and purposes, he was a draft dodger. On the other hand, Jimmy Carter joined the Navy during WW II and was stationed in the Pacific until 1953. Fat lotta good that did the nation when he became Commander-in-Chief.

Let me remind you and guys like Michael Moore that nobody "sends their children to war" -- adults volunteer to serve in the military. If Romney's sons don't want to serve, nobody can make them do it, and they shouldn't be forced to enlist for the sake of their father's political goals. After all, the draft laws in place since WW I expired in 1973, and long before that Lincoln ended slavery.

I suppose if one or more of Romney's sons were enlisted, you would suddenly support Mitt over your other concerns about him? Fat chance. The entire "issue" is a red herring, and you know it.

Let me remind you and guys like Michael Moore that nobody "sends their children to war" -- adults volunteer to serve in the military. If Romney's sons don't want to serve, nobody can make them do it, and they shouldn't be forced to enlist for the sake of their father's political goals. After all, the draft laws in place since WW I expired in 1973, and long before that Lincoln ended slavery.

Right you are. But I take pride in the fact that my son volunteered, went through grueling hardship to became a Marine, and served in Iraq. That was a grueling time for me.

"Neither did Ronald Reagan's son. Neither have the Bush twins. Neither has Giuliani's college-age son. Neither has Chelsea Clinton. ============================================================ A dead WWII veterans son, a couple of girls, A New York liberal Mayor's son, and another girl. COOL: Start thinking you robotic Cult members.

I think it says a lot about how your children were raised if they volunteer to serve their country.

Of course, we are talking about politicians' kids, and when you grow up with such a privileged life, you tend not to want to do anything that's going to jeopardize that.

Even George P Bush, even though he's doing it for his future political career (the man has a great mentor, because he's doing everything he should be in preparing himself for a future run at office), selected the Naval Reserve rather than something that might expose him to harm.

Like I told somebody else, my daughter has probably been shot at more times in the past month than all of Romney's kids combined, will be in their entire lives.