"And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." When Mark Twain spoke those lines, he could have easily been referring to Congressman Nick Smith. The Honorable Mr. Smith wants to reinstitute the draft -- not because we need soldiers, but because he thinks it would be a jolly good idea for young people.
Smith drafted the bill because of his childhood as a farm boy and his Air Force experience, he said.
"My thought is that it would be good for young people to have the same kind of experiences," he said. "Growing up on the farm, I had to have the discipline of getting up at 5:30 in the morning, making my bed and making sure my clothes were pressed — that type of boot camp atmosphere."
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Well, bad news buddy, I happen to enjoy going to sleep at 2am, getting up at 11am and make a pretty decent living doing it. Fortunately, the Sarge performs the requisite take-down quite beautifully. Be sure and write your Congresscritters to let them know how stupid this new bill is.
