Law school is Obama boot camp

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 5/19/9 | Debra J. Saunders

[SmithL]

Members of President Obama's Cabinet are three times more likely to have attended law school than boot camp.

How things have changed since 2004, when Democrats were outraged that, in time of war, the GOP White House could be run by men with no combat experience. Saying that he was "reporting for duty," while speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., made much of his combat experience, as others criticized President George W. Bush for only serving in the Air National Guard during Vietnam. From the Senate floor, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., called Vice President Dick Cheney a "chicken hawk" in light of Cheney's five draft deferments during the Vietnam War.

In 2009, America is still at war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Yet somehow the military-background imperative is gone. President Obama never served in the military. Vice President Joe Biden, the Associated Press reported last year, received five student draft deferments during the Vietnam War. Just like Cheney.

As for the Obama Cabinet, according to administration biographies, only two of its 16 members - Defense Secretary Robert Gates (originally a Bush appointee) and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki - have military experience. Add the six officials that the Obama administration considers to be Cabinet rank, and the total remains. Two.

By contrast, the first Cabinet of George W. Bush included six military veterans - seven when you add his first Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge.

A White House spokesperson noted that it has many vets within the administration - such as National Security Adviser James Jones, National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair, Matthew Flavin at the Department of Defense, Assistant Veterans Affairs Secretary Tammy Duckworth and senior foreign policy adviser Mark Lippert.

[yldstrk]

bunch of limp wristed dorks that probably can’t drive a nail or load a magazine

[huldah1776]

Law school to have the know how to take control of the government, then the people.

[goodnesswins]

When the SHTF.....I’ll take the boot camp graduates over the law school grads....ANY DAY!

[Swede Girl]

Who can forget the disgusting dramatics of Frank Lautenberg when he waved his arms and said “Chickenhawk, chickenhawk!” about Vice president Cheney. And, who can forget the accusations and “discussions” about President Bush's military days.

There are no greater patriots than President Bush and President Cheney. And to be sure, there is not a single Democrat who is qualified to shine their shoes.