I was wondering what his status was

[thewayne]

"I longed in many respects to actually be in Vietnam and be representing our country there, and in some ways it was frustrating not to feel like I was there as part of the troops that were fighting in Vietnam."
-- Mitt Romney, 2007

"It was not my desire to go off and serve in Vietnam, but nor did I take any actions to remove myself from the pool of young men who were eligible for the draft."
-- Mitt Romney, who sought and received four draft deferments, 1994

And just didn't want to bother looking it up. Now I know, and I'm not in the least bit surprised. I looked at a chart comparing military service along party lines a decade or so ago, with the notable exceptions of Bob Dole, George Bush Sr, and John McCain, the Republican side is almost entirely National Guard and deferments while the Democratic side is very heavily represented in the military. I found it quite interesting.

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[silveradept]

Mitt Romney is a very strange candidate - he has lied so often without retraction, even when called out on it, that it's impossible to figure out what his real positions are. Or what the real agenda of his backers is.