Nikola Drobac – 8/29/06

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Bush’s sunshine patriots; Nikola (Nick) Drobac; Beaver County Times; August 29, 2006.

This is the 23^rd anti-Bush and/or anti-Republican rant by Mr. Drobac since July 1, 2004. As usual, Mr. Drobac doesn’t let facts get in the way of a good rant. In a letter entitled “GOP messing things up” (October 29, 2002), Mr. Drobac expressed a wish to be able to laugh as all Republicans face financial ruin in retirement, calling them fools because they may have more confidence in themselves than in government bureaucrats and politicians.

Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.

“In July, President George W. Bush authorized the activation of as many as 2,500 from the Military Ready Reserve.

“On Aug. 22, as a result of the decline in Marine reservists volunteering for active duty, the Marine Corps took the unusual step of calling up 1,200 individual ready reservists (inactive reservists) for an additional 12-to-18-month tour of duty. Some military units have already done multiple tours of duty.”

[RWC] Yeah, the step is so “unusual” it was also taken in 2003. Further, the Army has recalled about 10,000 since 9/11.

“More than 59 million Americans voted for Bush during the 2004 presidential election. If just 10 percent of those individuals who voted for Bush would volunteer for the military branch of service of their choice, the U.S. armed forces would no longer be overstrained and undermanned.”

[RWC] Who says “the U.S. armed forces … [are] overstrained and undermanned?”

Mr. Drobac wants us to believe we’re not getting enough volunteers to enlist in the military and not enough are staying in. That’s not true. As of July 31^st, most of the military branches had already met or exceeded their recruiting goals for the fiscal year ending September 30^th. Of the branches that had not yet met their goals, all were ahead of schedule with two of the four being at 99%.

“Republicans alone would be able to supply an additional 5.9 million men and women to the fight against terrorism and the spread of capitalism and democracy around the world.

“If you are a Republican and voted for Bush, then you have an obligation to not only talk the talk, but also to walk the walk.”

[RWC] What about Democrats who voted for President Bush? Remember, since registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans, a lot of Democrats had to vote for President Bush for him to win. Oh wait, that’s right, President Bush stole the 2000 and 2004 elections. <g>

“Republicans need to join the military service of their choice and immediately volunteer for service in Iraq. It’s the Republican way.

“The next time you see a Bush 2004 bumper sticker on a car, truck or SUV, give the driver a thumbs up. A thumbs up should be a reminder to that driver that all Republicans need to support our troops in combat. It should be a reminder to those drivers that they, too, should encourage someone in their family to join in the fight to spread democracy and capitalism around the world.

“This potential Republican military volunteer could be your favorite coach, teacher/professor, son/daughter graduating from high school/college/university, or the person seated next to you in church.

“Don’t let our military men and women down. Please join today.”

[RWC] Using Mr. Drobac’s “logic,” Republicans shouldn’t have served during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War because Democrat presidents entered us into all of those wars.

Also, Mr. Drobac ignores the fact that Republicans are “overrepresented” in the military relative to the general population. That’s why the Gore campaign in 2000 convinced election officials to disallow specified military absentee ballots on a technicality. Why? Because Gore anticipated military votes would favor Bush, and they did, nearly two to one.

In a 2004 Army Times poll, 72% of active duty and guard/reserve voters indicated they voted for President Bush. Except for a few “deranged” Democrats, it appears Mr. Drobac has what he wants.