tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20272978.post116404003309199674..comments2023-06-22T04:41:13.190-04:00Comments on MoonDawg's Den: Dude, *Here's* My DraftGarryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15501085297163581710noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20272978.post-1164124932142312832006-11-21T11:02:00.000-05:002006-11-21T11:02:00.000-05:00I think he sincerely believes it too, but I've hea...I think he sincerely believes it too, but I've heard him say that he knows it doesn't have a prayer of passing. He's just doing it to make a point, and he's being stupid.<BR/><BR/>I really doubt it will ever get out of committee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20272978.post-1164121184259975512006-11-21T09:59:00.000-05:002006-11-21T09:59:00.000-05:00I've listened to Rangel speak on this matter many ...I've listened to Rangel speak on this matter many times and I believe he's sincere - he's truly under the misguided <A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/01/07/rangel.draft/" REL="nofollow">belief</A> (as are many others in the liberal elite) that the volunteer military mainly attracts the poor and uneducated:<BR/><BR/>"For those who say the poor fight better, I say give the rich a chance."<BR/><BR/>So I don't think Rangel is simply trying to make a political point - I think he actually believes this crap. Pelosi and other Dems are dismissing the draft idea, but as Chairman of Ways & Means, Rangel is going to carry a lot of juice in the next Congress, and I don't think he's going to go away quietly.Garryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501085297163581710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20272978.post-1164092837288103712006-11-21T02:07:00.000-05:002006-11-21T02:07:00.000-05:00Rangel is being an idiot. He's trying to make a p...Rangel is being an idiot. He's trying to make a political point by playing with American lives. That's as bad as the "Stay the course" mentality that has kept us in Iraq so long. I wish the dough heads in Washington-- Republican and Democrat alike-- would learn that people are more important than politics.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.talkleft.com/story/2006/11/19/152217/04" REL="nofollow">Talk Left</A> had this to say:<BR/><BR/>--"For all you naysayers who thought we were crazy when we wrote about bringing back the draft, here it is, Charlie Rangel, obviously having a deranged moment, is introducing a bill to reinstate the draft.<BR/><BR/>Rangel mistakenly thinks that a draft would have prevented the war in Iraq.<BR/><BR/>"There's no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq, especially on the flimsy evidence that was presented to the Congress, if indeed we had a draft and members of Congress and the administration thought that their kids from their communities would be placed in harm's way," Rangel said.<BR/><BR/>A draft would not have prevented Iraq any more than it prevented Vietnam. I cannot support risking the lives of this country's youth to make a political point. They should not be used as pawns in the war debate.<BR/><BR/>Let's hope Rangel's bill dies as swift a death this year as it did in 2004."--<BR/><BR/>Sanity will prevail! I hope...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com