President Obama had a great line in the memorial service yesterday for the men and women who were killed at Ft. Hood.
“Neither this country, nor the values that we were founded upon, could exist without men and women like these 13 Americans.”
Amen.
May those who have died rest in peace and may those of you who live know that I am grateful every day for your service.
I have spoken to many a veteran on President Obama’s speeches and events at veterans’s and active duty military settings. The overwhelming consenus is that Obama’s spechwriters have no clue about military service and sacrifice.
Oh yes. When he speaks, he votes:
Present
Are you saying you don’t like the line? I think it’s a good line. But then I know diddly squat about military service/sacrifice either.
(and no, don’t worry – I still don’t want him to be the President, but i think it’s a good line)
How about today’s news — continued indecision except for deciding we need definitive deadlines for things no one can really control.