Another obscure reference to Ball's Bluff
Newsday reports that only 5% of members of Congress are veterans, and only 7% have a child serving in the military.
For what it's worth.
posted by Clemens @ 2:21 PM
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Sententiae
Sententia-ae. fem, Latin for: opinion, view, judgment; purpose, intention; (law) sentence, verdict; (in the Senate) motion, proposal, view; meaning, sense; sentence; maxim. See also: garrulitas, magnificentia, opinio, praejudicum.
12 April 2006
For what it's worth.
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3 Comments:
Depressing!
Only one member of the Senate (Beiden I think) has a child in the military)
Yes, I believe that's true. But Al Gore, John Kerry, and John McCain all served in Vietnam. And all three saw their war records attacked by the man who bravely defended North Texase from ... Oklahoma? Whatever. Mission Accomplished.
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