None of the men on that list dodged the draft. None of them lied about their service to their country. None of them called the real soldiers who fought in real wars cowards and traitors.
None of these men shredded the constitution by invading another country under false pretenses.
So, that said, do you really want to know who my favorite Chickenhawk was? Because there are so many to choose from I'm not really sure where to start.
FDR. If that slacker could fool the country, he could damned-well pick up a gun and fight.
In fact, I bet both Franklins (…DR and Benjamin) could kick the living sh*t out of every one of the neocon chickenhawks, including Dick Cheney and George Bush. Though he shouldn’t kick Charles Krauthammer’s ass, he’s handicapped.
Mark Adams, who's always correct, get used to it. (mail) (www):
Okay, I'll play it straight.
You'd think I'd pick John Adams, and you'd be right until I saw that Roger Sherman was on the list.
The man was a cobbler by trade, he made the shoes so others could march into war, and a lawyer by calling. One of only two men to sign the Declaration, Articles of Confederation and the Constitution -- he was TOO OLD to fight in the revolution (55 in 1776).
And, I got to play Sherman in a community theater production of 1776 back in another lifetime -- so he's my favorite.
I love the quote in wiki: Thomas Jefferson once said of him: "That is Mr. Sherman of Connecticut, a man who has never said a foolish thing in his life."
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None of the men on that list dodged the draft. None of them lied about their service to their country. None of them called the real soldiers who fought in real wars cowards and traitors.
None of these men shredded the constitution by invading another country under false pretenses.
So, that said, do you really want to know who my favorite Chickenhawk was? Because there are so many to choose from I'm not really sure where to start.
In fact, I bet both Franklins (…DR and Benjamin) could kick the living sh*t out of every one of the neocon chickenhawks, including Dick Cheney and George Bush. Though he shouldn’t kick Charles Krauthammer’s ass, he’s handicapped.
You'd think I'd pick John Adams, and you'd be right until I saw that Roger Sherman was on the list.
The man was a cobbler by trade, he made the shoes so others could march into war, and a lawyer by calling. One of only two men to sign the Declaration, Articles of Confederation and the Constitution -- he was TOO OLD to fight in the revolution (55 in 1776).
And, I got to play Sherman in a community theater production of 1776 back in another lifetime -- so he's my favorite.
I love the quote in wiki: Thomas Jefferson once said of him: "That is Mr. Sherman of Connecticut, a man who has never said a foolish thing in his life."