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John McCain now agrees with re-enacting the draft! by: Ironside John McCain claims he's willing to follow Osama bin Laden "to the gates of Hell" but he's not even willing to follow him into Pakistan even if he knew bin Laden was there. Imagine that! It doesn't seem he's actually willing to follow him anywhere. It appears he's more likely to invoke the draft and force our young brave soldiers ...
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Elect McCain and YOUR son gets drafted
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... simply means pointing out what the man's own words actually mean for American families. Why the campaign hasn't been willing to do this when McCain has laid such rich groundwork, I have no idea (other than the fix being in between the two parties, which seems more plausible every day). But where a draft is concerned, perhaps the "helicopter parents" who can't even send their kids to camp without calling every day to make sure they're OK will start paying attention. (h/t)

Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for August 21, 2008
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... I am questioning his judgment.” This is INSANE! Get ready, I feel a “DRAFT”! Just as day turns into night, just as surely as there were NO WMDs in Iraq -- if John McCain is elected, there will be a draft, get ready to be inducted! “John McCain agrees with re-enacting the draft!” BARBARA'S DAILY BUZZFLASH MINUTE [image] Technorati Tags: ...

A lotta links
The Sideshow — ... it? I don't understand what's going on in Colombia, and I hope what's going on in is as good as it seems. Two humdingers from Atrios: An idiot who doesn't know that Senators get tax-payer-funded health insurance*, and an astonishing highschool "internet safety presentation" by a cop.* "U.S. and Global Economies Slipping in Unison" is another headline that should have been on the front page. So, did McCain agree that we need to reinstitute the draft? This Week in Tyranny, I learn that , "The Peace Corps, the ...

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