[pgkdan]

In fact, NOBODY in this year's presidential follies is a veteran. That bothers me, a little.

It doesn't bother me. It's never been a requirement for the office. Having served in the military does not in and of itself confer some cache of 'specialness' on anyone. I've known some very honorable Vets...I've also known a couple who I'd never let in my house.

[NorthMountain]

It doesn't bother me.

That's your business.

It's never been a requirement for the office.

I never said it was.

There have been two Presidents in my lifetime with no military background: William Jefferson Blythe "Slick Willy" Clinton and Barack Hussein Soetoro Odinga Soebarkah Whateverhthehell 0bama (if any of those are his real names). The last President who was worth a damn, and who was not a veteran, was Calvin Coolidge.

I'm not terribly thrilled with this year's Presidential contenders.