Say The Lie Long Enough…
Power Line has a link to a story written by Senator Tom Harkin pushing the claim – yet again – that President Bush will re-instate the draft if he’s elected again. Again, in the face of all the facts, he joins in on the lie the DNC is using to spread fear in their attempt to get another confirmed liar elected to the White House. Shall we recap?
- ALL of the branches of the military have said they categorically do not support a draft. Don’t want it and don’t need it.
- Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld doesn’t support a draft and says we don’t need it.
- President Bush has said repeatedly he’s not bringing back the draft.
- President Bush can’t bring the draft back in any case. It can only be authorized by Congress.
- The House recently voted down a measure to bring back the draft 402-2. (A measure only in front of them due to the action of a Democrat, besides.)
- The Senate hasn’t even bothered to resurrect their version of it because no one considers it to have been a serious motion to begin with.
Senator Harkin’s last big press appearance was hours after CBS tried to push forged documents out to the American public as “proof” in their 5-year hit piece about the alleged AWOL status of the President. Now he’s weighing in with Vietnam-era rhetoric on the draft. Funny how he’s using examples of Presidents who went back on their word on the draft and they’re Democrats, not Republicans. Good job, Tom.
