I have been watching A&E's biography of Bruce Willis tonight as I worked on some homework. I was so happy to hear Bruce say, "I'm a proud Republican" during the interview. I knew there was a reason that I enjoy almost the entire body of his work! It was even more refreshing to hear it said by someone who's made a great living in Hollywood. The video clips of his show for the troops in the Middle East were great and A&E even showed some clips of him with President Bush during the campaign. Of course, that airhead Melanie Griffith had to say, "He's just about perfect except for that Republican thing." Sheesh. You tell where the brains are in Hollywood, eh?
US Representative, Charlie Rangel (D-NY) is at it again. Rangel's prescription for fixing the ills we're feeling in Iraq is a draft . I have very mixed feelings about this. Conscription is conscription no matter what you choose to label it. Is that appropriate in a free country? On the flip side of this coin, I've often thought that compulsory national service would be a great idea for American kids right out of high school. It might have been a better start for me than learning to down beer at a Liberal Arts university! Two years in the service might give kids time to think about their future, learn higher levels of responsibility, and begin to take life more seriously. There are many countries who require some level of mandatory military service: Belarus, Chile, China, Croatia, Serbia, Russia, Iran, Lebanon, our neighbor Mexico, and our old buddy Germany, to name a few. Gee, now that I look at that partial list... aren't many of those countries Socialist or at battl...
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