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Dionys
"One could say the same for nearly every single Senator, Representative and members of Bush's cabinet."
One could but that would just show that person to be an uninformed idiot. Or Mikie Moore parrot.
US military service accounts for about 1% of the general population.
Our Government Admin, Congress has a much higher than avg. Representation tween Dems and Repubs than the general public.
http://www.whoserved.com/senate.asp
Military Service of the President, Vice President and Cabinet
Members with military service: 17.6%
Military Service in the United States Congress
(Combined House of Representatives and Senate)
Members with military service: 23.6%
Republicans with military service: 13.1%
Democrats with military service: 10.5%
Independants with military service: 0%
Military Service in the United States Senate
Senators with military service: 29%
Military Service in the United States Senate by Party
Republicans with military service: 16%
Democrats with military service: 13%
Military Service in the US House of Representatives
Republicans with military service: 12.5%
Democrats with military service: 9.9%