'I do not trust the Democrats, from my past experience, to provide adaquate leadership, or "provide for the common defense." '

My past experience includes Roosevelt and Truman, Kennedy and Johnson. I didn't always agree with the last two, but they didn't let us be overrun by the Vietnamese, or Russians. Of course we were lucky to have Reagan in charge when the dreadful threat from Grenada came about.

"A number of the problems we have today can be traced to the actions of the Clinton administration in downsizing the armed forces, and surplusing/destroying material, such as amunition and small-arms. "

The main problem is a twit who declared a useless war without a plan to follow through. Read the 911 report.

"Shove it" and "Fuck yourself "are neither one issues.

clint