The McChrystal affair has revived doubts about Barack Obama's qualities as a war president

[Peikko 1,575]

Yay, almaty!

[Niels Bohr 72]

If anyone agree with me, do you think you'll still standing if you insult your boss?

[Peikko 1,575]

Oh, it's perfectly ok to do that if your boss is a **, but woe betide he's a Conservative, the price for that transgression does not even bear thinking about.

It is ridiculous and a dsigrace, if true, that the armed forces only respect Conservative head's of state/Commander in Cheif, the armed forces are not meant to support any party political ideology, if it does, that is dangerous territory.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

If anyone agree with me, do you think you'll still standing if you insult your boss?

Depends on the boss. You have to weigh your opposition first.

I've actually called out/told off a couple of bosses in my days so far. I knew who they were and called them out where they were wrong. Not a hard thing to do at all. Would I do it to my current boss though? No. Not unless I had another job lined up.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Oh, it's perfectly ok to do that if your boss is a **, but woe betide he's a Conservative, the price for that transgression does not even bear thinking about.

It is ridiculous and a dsigrace, if true, that the armed forces only respect Conservative head's of state/Commander in Cheif, the armed forces are not meant to support any party political ideology, if it does, that is dangerous territory.

The boss usually is to blame here.

Bill Clinton is a prime example. The Clintons hated the military and spat on them any chance they got.

Respect is something that is earned. If you act like a jerk off towards the military, then you're going to be treated like a jerk off right back.

You'll have the benefit of a doubt to start things off, but once they realize if you're for or against, then you've either gained a valauble friendship or an enemy that you don't want.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

If anyone agree with me, do you think you'll still standing if you insult your boss?

I went up against several of my superiors and kept my job. I got a promotion out of two events where I did it. If you do it right, you can even benefit from it.

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

If anyone agree with me, do you think you'll still standing if you insult your boss?

If you act like a little weasel at work you will be treated as such. If you can show a solution to problems whether it goes against the boss or not. More than likely it will bring praise.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Just check your footing. If you are standing on solid ground, go for it! If not, well, thems is the breaks!

[Peikko 1,575]

The boss usually is to blame here.

Bill Clinton is a prime example. The Clintons hated the military and spat on them any chance they got.

Respect is something that is earned. If you act like a jerk off towards the military, then you're going to be treated like a jerk off right back.

You'll have the benefit of a doubt to start things off, but once they realize if you're for or against, then you've either gained a valauble friendship or an enemy that you don't want.

I read the article, clearly you did not.

[HeatDeath 430]

Oh, it's perfectly ok to do that if your boss is a **, but woe betide he's a Conservative, the price for that transgression does not even bear thinking about.

It is ridiculous and a dsigrace, if true, that the armed forces only respect Conservative head's of state/Commander in Cheif, the armed forces are not meant to support any party political ideology, if it does, that is dangerous territory.

The military, collectively, has the average of the biases of it's individual members. If liberals have disowned the military, and refuse to join it in any significant numbers, they can hardly be surprised when the military turns out to be overwhelmingly conservative, now can they?

[Peikko 1,575]

The military, collectively, has the average of the biases of it's individual members. If liberals have disowned the military, and refuse to join it in any significant numbers, they can hardly be surprised when the military turns out to be overwhelmingly conservative, now can they?

Do you even know how silly that is? Every individual has the right to their own opinion, but the armed forces as an institution is apolitical. As to the idea that the majority of people in the army share some kind of conservative party political ideology, do you realize how insane that makes you seem?

[Ban Hammer 13,349]

Do you even know how silly that is? Every individual has the right to their own opinion, but the armed forces as an institution is apolitical. As to the idea that the majority of people in the army share some kind of conservative party political ideology, do you realize how insane that makes you seem?

got news for you - he's right.

of course, i don't expect you to believe any of it, as you've never been in the military.

[Peikko 1,575]

got news for you - he's right.

of course, i don't expect you to believe any of it, as you've never been in the military.

You support the notion that the military is skewed in favour of one political party and that for all intents and purposes democrats simply do not serve in the armed forces? If true, then I have to say, your nation is even more corrupt than I thought. Yet, interestingly, despite this political skew in favour of the GOP, some conservatives maintain that Obama could mount some kind of national socialist takeover? :rolf: Better and better.

[Ban Hammer 13,349]

You support the notion that the military is skewed in favour of one political party and that for all intents and purposes democrats simply do not serve in the armed forces? If true, then I have to say, your nation is even more corrupt than I thought. Yet, interestingly, despite this political skew in favour of the GOP, some conservatives maintain that Obama could mount some kind of national socialist takeover? :rolf: Better and better.

it's not about supporting it, i'm telling you what i've seen in my 45+ years of being around the military (18 years as a military brat, 20 years active duty, 10 years retired and working around the military).

generally speaking, the perception within the military is that the republicans tend to take care of the military better than the democrats. during my 20 years, i did see more pay raises when a republican president was in office than when a democrat one was. i also saw the "hollow army" that carter gave us, which i've mentioned several times, in that my first duty assignment had more vehicles than people in it.

but i'm sure you know better about everything anyways.

[john & jean 37]

only 939 more days and Obama is out