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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Examiner Columnist Bashes Obama's Lack of Military Service
Topic: Washington Examiner

Gregory Kane's May 26 Washington Examiner column is a weird rant against President Obama for never having served in the military:

If the military is indeed our most trusted institution, then why did one Barack Hussein Obama pass on serving in it?

After college Obama enrolled in Harvard Law School. Later, he became a community organizer in Chicago. I have no problem with either of those callings. Thousands have gone to Harvard Law, and tens of thousands to other law schools across the nation. And being a community organizer is a noble calling.

But for those who opt for the career path that leads from Harvard Law to community organizing to state senator to U.S. senator, I expect one thing: Don’t come before me years later running for president, in essence asking to be commander-in-chief of a military force you didn’t think was worthy of your commitment.

Maybe I’m just funny this way, but I would never, under any circumstances, vote for a presidential candidate who had no military experience, either as an officer or an enlisted man or woman. I have a laundry list of reasons why I didn’t vote for Obama; his passing on military service is in the top three.

Obama promised the graduates that he’d only “send them into harm’s way when it is absolutely necessary.” That promise would mean a lot more coming from a president who’d experienced at least some of the rigors of basic training.

But military service is not a constitutional requirement for being president. Indeed, a significant number of presidents never served in the military.

Kane is also curiously silent about whether he himself has "experienced at least some of the rigors of basic training."


Posted by Terry K. at 9:31 AM EDT

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