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Republican VP Candidate Sarah Palin has made much noise about the fact that her son, Track Palin, headed off to war last month. Not to be outdone, Joe Biden’s son, Beau Biden, is off to Iraq as well.
Just kidding, well… sort of. It’s not a game of one-up-manship, but all the same, the timing is quite fortunate for the Democrats. While both McCain and Palin have been taking shots at the Dems for not voting to provide more funding for the troops (it’s not about funding, it’s about time-tables. Dems want them, Reps don’t, they each vote accordingly regardless of what else is attached to the vote) and Palin herself has a son who is off to the war that the Reps are standing behind so intensely now is a perfect time for the Dems to appear to have more of a personal stake in things.
So, good timing and best of luck to Beau Biden and his unit, as well as Track Palin and his unit as they both go to war, and serve as symbols for their respective parent’s parties.
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October 5th, 2008 at 11:46 am
The Iraq war isn’t exactly Vietnam all over again… the children of politicians are actually fighting. Could it also be a nod at our generations dedication to our country? Then again, Biden’s son is a JAG officer. hmmmm….