I couldn't help noticing when I read the WSJ article that (I assume) set this off - all the veterans they quoted were retired generals and admirals, none of whom seemed to be combat commanders or even former brigade/division commanders. We're talking the guys behind the armor plated desks. Well, these are the guys who leave the military and usually slide right into a comfy job with the Beltway Bandits or hardware makers, and I say screw 'em. They need more benefits and perks like Bill Gates needs another 10% of the software market, except that Gates has worked for his cushy job and these guys are using political pressure to get theirs. I have no sympathy for them and their efforts. They should follow The Rock's advice: "Know your role...and shut the hell up!"

And if a Democrat would have proposed this... he would have been crucified by the right wing punditry.

Kevin: I agree. I think it's interesting - Kerry's big supporters in the military were Clinton-era bureaucrat generals like Shalikashvili and Shelton. Similar constituency.

Carson: While you might, arguably, be right, the post was about Kos and Atrios (and Willis' and Pandagon's) propensity to shave off the last half of the story, the part that contradicts their "point".

Carson,

A democrat would never have proposed this. It shows far too much intelligence and balance.

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