The ancient cliché that “only losers join” is long dead now. The military is now a club that many want to join, but only few are good enough to get in. Back a few years ago, Commodore John Kerry of the Rhode Island Tax Free Yacht Club and Ketchup Tasting Society told an audience “You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.” Slap down! Percentage wise, there’s probably a lot more losers in congress (and the White House) than the military.
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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