... word. The Founding Fathers were extremely cautious of a professional army, which our current forces are since they are being paid. Even the militia of the Revolution were paid, infrequently and meagerly, but they were paid. -- Security, like liberty, has to be won and re-won many times ... Linus from Charles Schulz's Peanuts 1958 From the Music City USA Kent Finnell

... um, looks like the wife and kids are the ones with the problem. heehee.. You're not alone. 1 in 4 Americans have a diagnosable mental disorder (according to NIMH). But what do they know? After all, there is no definition for "normal". -- "Oh Norman, listen! The loons are calling!" - Katherine Hepburn, "On Golden Pond" Kent Finnell, From the Music City

... their 18th birthdays. Agreed. I don't think women should be in combat but there are many support positions that they can do. | | Not registering can disqualify a person from government | assistance for things like a college tuition loan. | | | -- | War is absolute hell ... but to give in | to terrorism is much, much worse. | | Kent Finnell | From the Music City, USA | |

...days of that birthday. Since volunteer females can now be placed in combat zones, I think females should also be registered on their 18th birthdays. Not registering can disqualify a person from government assistance for things like a college tuition loan. -- War is absolute hell ... but to give in to terrorism is much, much worse. Kent Finnell From the Music City, USA

... opinions are those of a high strung, heavily armed, caffeine dependent semi-psycho going through nicotine withdrawals. If you got a problem with them, see me in person, leave my wife and children out of it. | | | -- | Security, like liberty, has to be won and re-won many times | ... | Linus from Charles Schulz's Peanuts 1958 | | From the Music City USA | Kent Finnell | |

... the general (not a pun) opinion is that the quality of our military is higher with a volunteer force than with a conscripted one. In case of dire emergency, yeah, break the "glass". The infrastructure is there, just in case. -- Security, like liberty, has to be won and re-won many times ... Linus from Charles Schulz's Peanuts 1958 From the Music City USA Kent Finnell

... way off base on that one. Why do you think I would make such a statement? Think about it for a while. "My sense of purpose is gone! I have no idea who I AM!" "Oh, my God... You've.. You've turned him into a DEMOCRAT!" -- Doonesbury | | | -- | "Oh Norman, listen! The loons are calling!" | - Katherine Hepburn, "On Golden Pond" | | Kent Finnell, From the Music City | |

... 2008 00:20:22 -0500, David Moffitt <dmoffitt@stomping-leftist-twits.org> wrote: (3) Renew the draft. You are out of your F-ing mind. At the risk of destroying your reputation, I'll agree with you. David is way off base on that one. -- "Oh Norman, listen! The loons are calling!" - Katherine Hepburn, "On Golden Pond" Kent Finnell, From the Music City

...was transported to Syria. But Saddam and sons were such nice guys, right? Now we really need to crack down on real evil doers like this bunch in California. http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=186616 -- Security, like liberty, has to be won and re-won many times ... Linus from Charles Schulz's Peanuts 1958 From the Music City USA Kent Finnell --fc

... And _none_ of those comments called for an invasion of Iraq. And you are aware the the Clinton Administration bombed Iraq daily? Remember sanctions? Remember no-fly zones? I remember all the good the "tail wagging the dog" did. -- "Oh Norman, listen! The loons are calling!" - Katherine Hepburn, "On Golden Pond" Kent Finnell, From the Music City