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Senator Barbara Boxer: serving in the military is like being a member of Congress

2010-07-27

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At a campaign event over the weekend in Inglewood, California, Democratic Sen. Barbara (Call me Senator!) Boxer seemingly equated being a politician to serving in the military --- and an Iraq War veteran supporting Boxer's November opponent is calling on her to apologize.

"We know that if you have veterans in one place where they can befriend each other and talk to each other. You know when you've gone through similar things you need to share it. I don't care whether you are a policeman or a fireman or a veteran or by chance a member of Congress," the California senator said. "[Democratic Rep.] Maxine [Waters] and I could look at each other and roll our eyes. We know what we are up against. And it is hard for people who are not there to understand the pressure and the great things that go along with it and the tough things that go along with it."

"Barbara (Call me Senator!) Boxer's disrespectful comments underscore just how out of touch she has become after her 28 years in Washington," Veterans for Carly Coalition Co-Chairman Lt. Commander Paul Chabot said in a press release, in response to Boxer's comments. "Equating the experiences of members of Congress with those of brave soldiers who have fought to defend our country is just the latest example in a failed career marked by disrespect for our men and women in uniform."

Chabot added, "Barbara (Call me Senator!) Boxer owes an immediate apology to all members of America's armed forces."

Posted by:Fred

#18 So it should now be the solomn duty of any decent anti-war activist for her to be spit on, key the crap out of her car.

What a d!k statement.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2010-07-27 18:30

#17 She is pathetic.

Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2010-07-27 15:45

#16 IIUC she recently wrote, or had ghost-written for her, a novel with a liberal woman pol as the hero warding off an conservative activist whose advances she'd spurned when they both were in college.

The woman's got the maturity and sense of your average fourteen year-old.

Posted by: lex 2010-07-27 13:45

#15 If Martha Coakley got elected up here, she'd have made them both look like Madame Curie...

Posted by: tu3031 2010-07-27 13:10

#14 Back to Dennis Miller's question: who is dumber, Boxer or Pelosi?

Who has more supporters?

Posted by: gorb 2010-07-27 12:59

#13 Back to Dennis Miller's question: who is dumber, Boxer or Pelosi?

Californians sure are stupid to have such stupidity represent them. That's YOU Californians.

Posted by: newc 2010-07-27 12:54

#12 Except that the members of Congress will sell their souls and your lives for votes and power, it is exactly like it!

Fuck holes. You can't all go away fast enough.

Posted by: DarthVader 2010-07-27 10:52

#11 liberal donks = derangement syndrome party members

Posted by: JohnQC 2010-07-27 10:51

#10 California, pullleasssseeeee get this idiot out of Congress! The military is a respected institution in our country. Congress comes in lower than whale dung. I don't see the analogy, please explain it Mad. Boxer.

Posted by: JohnQC 2010-07-27 10:38

#9 Michael Savage nailed it when he said that Boxer couldn't even run a brisket shop.

Posted by: HammerHead 2010-07-27 10:19

#8 between her and MAxine Waters, you'd have half a mind

Posted by: Frank G 2010-07-27 10:08

#7 But if we bring back dueling for congress critters, then they can put their life on the line every day! Think of how exciting C-span would be if you don't like a bill being introduced, you just challenge the author and well, dead people can't author bills.

Heck, I'd pay cash money to watch and I'm sure lots of other people would as well. Imagine the revenue for deficit reduction! You could even sell tickets for watching live, behind nice solid armored glass.

Who needs term limits if we have dueling?

Posted by: Silentbrick 2010-07-27 08:05

#6 Can't wait to see them implement the 'up or out' program with mandatory retirement dates for Congress.

So Barbs and company are going to follow the rules that the uniformed military have to?

1. Public Service is a public trust, requiring employees to place loyalty to the Constitution, the laws and ethical principles above private gain.

2. Employees shall not hold financial interests that conflict with the conscientious performance of duty.

3. Employees shall not engage in financial transactions using nonpublic Government information or allow the improper use of such information to further any private interest.

4. An employee shall not, except as [provided for by regulation], solicit or accept any gift or other item of monetary value from any person or entity seeking official action from, doing business with, or conducting activities regulated by the employee's agency, or whose interests may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the employee's duties.

5. Employees shall put forth honest effort in the performance of their duties.

6. Employees shall not knowingly make unauthorized commitments or promises of any kind purporting to bind the Government.

7. Employees shall not use public office for private gain.

8. Employees shall act impartially and not give preferential treatment to any private organization or individual.

9. Employees shall protect and conserve Federal property and shall not use it for other than authorized activities.

10. Employees shall not engage in outside employment or activities, including seeking or negotiating for employment, that conflict with official Government duties and responsibilities.

11. Employees shall disclose waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption to appropriate authorities.

12. Employees shall satisfy in good faith their obligations as citizens, including all just financial obligations, especially those--such as Federal, State, or local taxes--that are imposed by law.

13. Employees shall adhere to all laws and regulations that provide equal opportunity for all Americans regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or handicap.

14. Employees shall endeavor to avoid any actions creating the appearance that they are violating the law or ethical standards. Whether particular circumstances create an appearance that the law or these standards have been violated shall be determined from the perspective of a reasonable person with knowledge of the relevant facts.
- JOINT ETHICS REGULATION, Created by DOD Dir. 5500.7, Standards of Conduct

Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-07-27 08:00

#5 I'm not too certain she meant that literally. She doesn't seem to be able to express her thoughts in a coherant manor so maybe it didn't come out right. It could be she meant that serving in Congress forms bonds similar to what Soldiers, Firefighters, and Police form. She seems to forget, however, that she and the other congrescritters aren't putting their lives on the line every day. She's still dumber than a bucket of hair, though.

Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-07-27 07:46

#4 Please just go away you dispicable moonbat.

Posted by: Besoeker 2010-07-27 05:27

#3 Somebody told her soldiers get to loot?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-07-27 03:20

#2 Hoping you'll gain honor by osmosis by putting the two in the same sentence, Babs?

Lately, being a member of Congress doesn't even come close.

In fact, often they are polar opposites these days.

Military folks defend and build the country one life at a time.

Although many serve honorably, Reps and Senators all too often seem to be using their jobs as a tool for personal power and enrichment, and in the process destroy the country one bit at a time.

It seems that some of them think taxes are OK for the little people, but not for them. Or their nice new seven million dollar boats that they haven't paid taxes on yet because they just haven't gotten around to it. Uh huh.

If I were king, most members of Congress would be instantly bouncing down the stairs of Congress on their @$$es without their lifetime bennies that keep them and their decisions aloof from those mere peasants they graciously govern; and they would be replaced by farmers, military folks, and practical-thinking people who have to live their decisions. Congressfolks would have to lay in the bed they make afterwards. Without personal security forces. And their lifestyles would be watched for the rest of their lives to make sure they kept it above the table during their one term in office.

Posted by: gorb 2010-07-27 00:53

#1 But, Barb, your pressure is to compromise us to defeat, a veteran's pressure is NO COMPROMISE and eliminate the threat (and we're better at it).

Posted by: Xenophon 2010-07-27 00:25

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