>George W. Bush knew how to get out of the Viet Nam war.

Jim,

Yep, he did. Used poltical influence to get a spot in the Texas Air National Guard. Cheney was "too busy" (5 deferments). As was Rumsfield, 7 deferments.

I couldn't get that.

The big difference is that there's no draft now. I'm not sure that it'll be the case regardless of who wins.