''I must say, I'm a little envious. If I were slightly younger and not employed here, I think it would be a fantastic experience to be on the front lines of helping this young democracy succeed. It must be exciting for you...in some ways romantic, in some ways, you know, confronting danger. You're really making history, and thanks.'' -- GW Bush, during a videoconference with the troops in, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2008/03/20/BL2008032001868_pf.html
''Soldiers, shame on you for arousing our president's envy. You must stop making multiple tours of duty battling foreign militias in a faraway land look like so much fun. While you're romantically running around dodging roadside bombs, the president is stuck in the White House, pushing glazed salmon around his dinner plate. Stop enticing the president. We could lose him again. The last time he got excited about a war, he joined the Alabama National Guard, and nobody could find him.'' -- Stephen Colbert * http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2008/03/20/BL2008032001868_pf.html actually, it was the texas air nat'l guard. one reason they couldn't find him is he couldn't pass the medical exam test for drugs (those records were destroyed by albert gonzale). he was released early and somehow was at harvard business school where he would parade around in his cowboy boots and flight jacket. he actually rec'd his mba... right now there are natl guard soldiers, men and women, in their 60s who have been forced to leave their career jobs, recalled and sent to iraq. jon ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
