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Representative Patrick McHenry, R-NC - did not serve.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY - did not serve (1)
Senate Assistant Minority Leader Trent Lott, R-MI - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Senate Republican Conference Chairman Jon Kyl, R-AZ - did not serve.
Senate Republican Conference Vice Chair John Cornyn, R-TX - did not serve.
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair John Ensign, R-NV - did not serve.
House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH - did not serve.
House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, R-MO - did not serve.
House Republican Conerence Chair Adam Putnam, R-FL - did not serve.
House Republican Policy Committee Thaddeus McCotter, R-MI - did not serve.
National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Tom Cole, R-OK - did not serve.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani - did not serve.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney - did not serve.
Former Senator Fred Thompson - did not serve.
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey - avoided the draft, did not serve.
Former House Majority Leader Tom Delay - avoided the draft, did not serve (1). "So many minority youths had volunteered ... that there was literally no room for patriotic folks like himself."
Former House Majority Whip Roy Blunt - did not serve
Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist - did not serve.
Rick Santorum, R-PA, formerly third ranking Republican in the Senate - did not serve. (1)
George Felix Allen, former Republican Senator from Virginia - a supporter of Nixon and the Vietnam war, did not serve. (1)
VP Cheney - several deferments (1, 2), the last by marriage (in his own words, "had other priorities than military service") (1)
Former Att'y Gen. John ******** - did not serve (1, 2); received seven deferment to teach business ed at SW Missouri State
Jeb Bush, Florida Governor - did not serve. (1)
Karl Rove - avoided the draft, did not serve (1), too busy being a Republican.
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich - avoided the draft, did not serve (1, 2)
Former President Ronald Reagan - due to poor eyesight, served in a noncombat role making movies for the Army in southern California during WWII. He later seems to have confused his role as an actor playing a tail gunner with the real thing.
"B-1" Bob Dornan - avoided Korean War combat duty by enrolling in college acting classes (Orange County Weekly article). Enlisted only after the fighting was over in Korea.
Phil Gramm - avoided the draft, did not serve, four (?) student deferments
there is a list out there just as long with democrats that never served in the military as well. please do not limit it to just republicans.
you can include politicians such as both clintons, fdr, pbo and other as a start.
"I was not a warrior. I never learned to fight for my freedom. I was only good at enjoying it."
I support mandatory service.
Ironic the word freedom is mixed in with mandatory.
The US doesn't own it's citizens. That notion is lost on a lot of people from left and right. With no draft we may have avoided Korea and Vietnam. Our beautiful sons and daughters that gave their lives up for their country would be with us right now. They deserved better.
We should only go to war in defense of our country. George Washington is turning over in his grave.
Why would it be? Pretty sure there are "liberals" in the service.
I don't support mandatory service.
Sure. There are alot of liberals in the military. I think you are confusing those who call themselves "democrats" with "liberals". One is one of the two major political parties. The other group is made up of self hating loonies.
It's interesting you chose liberal Congressman Rangel. Mr Rangel served his country in the US Army and faught in Korea. He won a Purple Heart when he was wounded in a firefight with Chinese forces in 1950 in an action that prevented the Chinese from overunning his unit and allowed his Army to withdraw in good order. Charlie knows that knowledge you only get when you have been under fire in a desperate battle. How many Americans can say that today?
"I was not a warrior. I never learned to fight for my freedom. I was only good at enjoying it."
I support mandatory service.
But you worship chickenhawks...
Cheney
Bush
Weiner-Savage
Limbaugh
O'Reilly
Beck
Hannity
Nugent
Rove
Levin
...and a good handful of other right wing mouthpieces who fully support wars that other guys have to fight.
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. I think you are confusing those who call themselves "democrats" with "liberals". One is one of the two major political parties. The other group is made up of self hating loonies.
Speaking of "never learned to fight"...
