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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Skywatcher who wrote (631572)	9/23/2004 6:30:54 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

DRAFT? NOT A CHANCE Continuing their deep plunge into the abyss of political cluelessness, The Poodle's campaign has now decided to accuse George Bush of trying to reinstate the draft. Really, is this the best they can do? How about a little show of imagination here? I'm known for my willingness to assist the clueless, so here are some suggestions for The Poodle's handlers. Over the next 42 days they can make a series of statements to the media claiming that: George Bush has a secret plan to destroy Social Security so that he can give more tax cuts to the wealthy. George Bush has a secret plan to end Medicare. Let nature take its course. Bush wants senior citizens to die. To hurry them along he will cut off their food supply. George Bush has a secret plan to accelerate global warming. George Bush wants the FCC to limit CBS newscasts to between 2:00 and 3:00 am. George Bush wants to open an investigation into Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick. (Come to think of it, that's not such a bad idea. If Bush's National Guard service is fair game, let's seek the Truth about Ted.) George Bush wants $2.50 a gallon gas to enrich his Texas oil buddies. George Bush wants to keep black citizens away from the polls with the possible exception of Colin Powell, Condi Rice and Clarence Thomas. George Bush will start another war. He needs a war for each term. To save on transportation costs the next target will be Canada. He will use sealing our borders as an excuse. I'll shoot down all of those ideas as The Poodle brings them up. For now, we'll deal with this "Bush will reinstitute the draft" bit. Citing the war in Iraq, as well as other trouble spots around the world, The Soufflé said yesterday that the draft could be reinstated if voters re-elect President Bush. "If George Bush were to be re-elected, given the way he has gone about this war and given his avoidance of responsibility in North Korea and Iran and other places, is it possible? I can't tell you." Wait! Do we have a mini-flip flop here? First Kerry says the draft will return under Bush, then he says "I can't tell you?" And what's this bit about avoiding responsibility in North Korea? Surely Kerry remembers that it was the Clinton administration and Kerry's pal Jimmy Carter that bear direct responsibility for the situation in North Korea. But back to the draft. This is a favorite of the left...to scare people with this notion that somehow a draft could return. No matter how many times the Pentagon says it's not happening, no matter how many times the president says it's not happening...they still like to bring it up. There is absolutely no political will nor is there any support among the electorate for a reinstatement of the draft. Short of an invasion of the United States by an outside aggressor (aside from illegal aliens or Islamic terrorists) people just wouldn't go for it. It ain't gonna happen. Besides ... check out enlistment figures. All branches of the armed forces are meeting their enlistment goals. Draft? Why? Now here's a curious thing: The Poodle made his "reinstitute the draft" charges at a campaign stop in Florida. I'm sure that made those wizened citizens very concerned about their short term plans. Golly! What if they get drafted? boortz