Rangel Explicitly Says What Kerry Accidentally Said
The lovely Miss Anonymous Opinion blogs on Charlie Rangel's follow-up act to John Kerry.
Here's what he said: "If a young fellow has an option of having a decent career, or joining the Army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your life that he would not be in Iraq."
It's amazing the contempt so many on the Left have for the troops. They fail to understand that some people might actually be willing to risk their lives for others; that people can believe in something bigger than themselves. Rather than attempt to understand those willing to serve in the military, many automatically assume they're failures in some way. That they're stupid or don't know any better. Well, as I blogged on Saturday, military recruits are much more likely to have graduated high school than the general population and in fact the percentage of high quality recruits is rising since 2001. But, Rangel can't bother himself with facts since he apparently knows better than the truth. It's easier to assume the standard liberal position of contempt than bother to look up facts.
AO makes the point that her brother enlisted during the Gulf War giving up a career with an investment fund company, after having worked for two different insurance companies. My father enlisted during the Vietnam war and went back repeatedly after being rejected due to bad teeth.
Mr. Rangel may want to speak to people like my father and AO's brother before speaking about the military next time. Or maybe not, he might accidentally learn something: that, unlike him, some people can actually believe in sacrifice and in something greater than themselves.