Spark It Up!!!: Chickenhawk

In 2004 the left cried the Bush was a chickenhawk. With John Kerry they screamed military experience as an all important part of being President. The Jim Webb supporters slammed George Allen for his lack of service. Times have changed. Lets look at the military experience in this race.

Democrats

Delaware Sen. Joe Biden: None. Rejected for medical reasons, but would have been eligible in a national emergency.
New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton: None.
Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd: Army Reserve (1969-75).
Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards: None. Draft number was never called.
Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich: None. Was rejected for military service because of a heart murmur.
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama: None. Too young to have been drafted for the Vietnam War.
Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico: None. Received student and medical classifications. Draft number was never called.
Republicans
Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback: None. Came of age as draft was ending.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani: None. Received student and occupational deferments. Draft number was never called.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee: None. Came of age as draft was ending.
California Rep. Duncan Hunter: Served as an Army paratrooper and Ranger in Vietnam (1969-71).
Arizona Sen. John McCain: Served in the Navy (1958-81); prisoner of war in Vietnam (1967-73).
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney: None. Received a deferment as a Mormon missionary in France. Was eligible for the draft upon his return to the states but was never selected.
Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo: None. Received student deferments. Was available for military service in 1969. Reclassified in 1970 because of stress-related anxiety and could have been called up only during a pressing national emergency.
Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson: None. Gained deferment because he had children.
Texas Representative Ron Paul: Served in the Army as a Flight Surgeon (1963-1965); Air National Guard (1965-1968) Never served in Vietnam, served in South Korea, Iran, Ethiopia and Turkey. (LINK)

There are only two men with combat experience, Duncan Hunter and John McCain. By the lefts own standards all of their candidates are chickenhawks. Funny how they ignore this fact. The military service was all important before, but not now. Typical.