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Politics : Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator from New York? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: nuke44 who wrote (1024)	8/15/1999 8:44:00 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3389

Are your arms rested now? I think you better quit while you're ahead. <g> Joe Sobran had a column a while back in which he put forward the idea that we should grab a kid at random and tell him, look son, you're gonna be our next leader so start studying. Reinstating the draft is a tough call. Instinctively I am opposed to conscription, but at the same time I'm getting a little tired of these 21 year old spoiled brats. A lesson in what duty and honor are about would do them (and us) some good.

To: nuke44 who wrote (1024)	8/15/1999 9:15:00 AM
From: C Kahn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3389

nuke44, I wasn't aware of the fact that convicted felons could serve in most elected positions. And I don't like to be cynical, but it seems in the last few years a lot of lawyers have gone to the highest bidder, (OJ comes to mind). Drafting candidates in consideration for political office reminds me that many people would have liked to draft Colin Powell for president, but he wanted no part of it. He's probably too decent to be a politician. As for women serving in the military, I have no problem with that at all. Especially since my mother was in the "Women's Army Corps" in WW2, and met my father because he was also in the Army. So if my mother hadn't been a WAC, I wouldn't be here! Thanks for your reply, C Kahn