Dept. of "refighting the same fights"

Posted July 8th, 2008 at 7:07 PM in Politics

If one fact of Barack Obama’s candidacy sent a tingle up my leg, it was the possibility that for the first time in my lifetime, a presidential election might not come down to a fight between those who fought in Vietnam and those who burned their draft cards. For somebody who lived through that era, maybe this dynamic of every presidential race I can remember is hardly noticeable, but for me it has become tiresome.

For John McCain, it might be salvation. This is his new ad, which spends five seconds trying to imply that Obama would have burned his draft card, if only he had been there. Will it be enough?

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1. lastofthedraftees says:

   July 28, 2008 at 1:47 am

   Obama was required to register in July 1980 with Selective Service due to President Carter signing Proclamation 4771.

   Obama refused to register.

   And when the Defense Authorization Act of 1983 made registration a requirement for government student loans, Obama did not take out any more loans.

   The man is a coward.