John M. Tomaszewski – 10/7/07

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Next president’s duties; John M. Tomaszewski; Beaver County Times; October 7, 2007.

Since September 2004, this is at least the 22^nd letter from Mr. Tomaszewski spouting liberal talking points, with most bashing Republicans and/or President Bush.

Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.

“I hope and pray that our next president - of any party - be a person of high academic achievement, not a C student; of good character, not an admitted alcoholic; of high integrity and true patriotism and did not shirk any military duty if the nation required such duty.

[RWC] If you buy into the “of any party” comment, I have a bridge to sell you. Based on Mr. Tomaszewski’s letters, I believe it’s fair to assume he believes no non-liberal can meet his specs.

“Finally, the president, once in office, shall not abuse the awesome power of the office of presidency but cooperate with the Congress and judiciary according to the Constitution in the best interest of our country.”

[RWC] Yet another less than enlightening letter from Mr. Tomaszewski trying to trash President Bush. FYI, Mr. Bush is “not an admitted alcoholic.”

Hmm, I guess this means Mr. Tomaszewski didn’t vote for Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and John Kerry.

Regarding “academic achievement,” Mr. Bush’s average at Yale (77) was one point higher than Mr. Kerry (76).

Regarding “shirk[ing] military duty,” Mr. Bush flew F-102 fighter jets in the Texas Air National Guard and requested Vietnam duty.

After his draft board rejected his request for a deferment to study in France, Mr. Kerry “enlisted” in the Naval Reserve and served in combat in Vietnam.

Contrary to popular myth, Jimmy Carter did not serve during World War II. Mr. Carter turned 18 in 1942. Instead of enlisting, Mr. Carter apparently obtained some kind of draft deferment that allowed him to attend Georgia Southwestern College, Georgia Tech, and the Naval Academy until he graduated in 1946, nearly one year after WWII ended. In comparison, though he was only six months older than Mr. Carter, George H.W. Bush (President Bush #1) enlisted and became the youngest naval aviator to that time. While Mr. Carter was attending college during WWII, Mr. Bush flew 58 combat missions for which he received the Distinguished Flying Cross, three Air Medals, and a Presidential Unit Citation.

Then there’s the evader-in-chief, Bill Clinton. Mr. Clinton evaded (an illegal act) the Vietnam draft by deceiving an Army colonel into admitting him to the ROTC program. Mr. Clinton then ran back to school in England and actively protested the U.S. government. To make it even better – and after he was 100% sure he could not longer be drafted, Mr. Clinton wrote a letter to the aforementioned colonel describing how Mr. Clinton duped him.¹

Regarding the rest of the letter, I think I’ve already made my point.

1. Clinton Letter to Colonel Holmes; Bill Clinton; December 3, 1969.