>But there's the difference Alan, you didn't stand on top of your hill shouting from ignorance, you looked up the facts, saw that gut feelings and emotions weren't the answer and were man enough to admit it, unlike the majority of the bleeding hearts here.

Well, truthfully, I'm afraid I'm still a bleeding heart. ;) But I do try to read. I'm like most people when I read something. I do it with a predilection to what I already think - I think we all do, at least to some extent. In some cases where facts are debatable, my predilections will often prevail. In this case though, it's hard to argue with the numbers, so I pretty much have to accept the truth of it - shock or no.

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>>>>This is truly repulsive. I am so glad I did not vote for this guy (not that I ever had the intentions)
>>>>This is NOT Rush Libmbaugh that sometimes talks out of his behind this guy wanted/want to be the Commander in Chief.
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>>>>http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/10/kerry_gives_fel.html
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>>>It is my understanding that the military has a higher education level than the civilian averages.
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>>I wasn't aware of that. It is my understanding however, that the average soldier has a slightly higher IQ rating than the average civilian, and that the higher the IQ of the soldier, the better he/she does in the military.
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>>I should, in fairness, point out that this is absolutely contrary to anything I would have intuitively believed, and in fact, did believe before researching it a bit, but there it is.