January 15, 2009
Rangel to Propose Reinstituting the Draft? Again.
So what to make of Rangel's promise to reintroduce a bill he proposed calling for the draft? I'm willing to bet Rangel doesn't reintroduce his bill.
When asked specifically by a reporter from The Hill if he was going to do it, what choice did he have but to say yes? But with Bushitler gone and The One ascendent, what would be the point?
The real reason for his calls for a draft was to "expose" the "backdoor draft" of the Bushilter era. In other words, no one, not even Rangel, was ever serious about the draft. It was PR, plain and simple. The idea being that if the rich had to sacrifice their sons for "Bush's war" then the administration would be forced to end it.
To the Left, the draft isn't about supplying the military with the resources it needs to win its wars. It's about political maneuvering to end those wars.
So, I'd put the odds of Rangel actually going ahead with this at 2:1.
By Rusty at January 15, 2009 04:07 PM | | l digg this
