Lex Libertas

Texan to Lead Forces in Iraq

The new U.S. military commander is Iraq will be Major General Ricardo S. Sanchez. This is as good a time as any to point out some of positive aspects of our Armed Forces, and the Bush administration that people (ie. Liberals) overlook.

First, why is it that Republicans are the party of whites, and Democrats the party of minorities. It is becoming increasingly clear that Republicans practice what they preach in terms of meritocracy and color blindness. Clinton is considered the first 'black' president, but Bush has appointed more blacks to higher positions than Clinton. Republicans have tried to appoint well qualified minorities to the bench - most recently Miguel Estrada - but they are fiercely contested by Democrats. The most well known black judge ... Republican. The first woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court ... Republican. And now a hispanic will be in charge of the most high profile position in the military - in charge of all the US and Allied troops in Iraq. It's odd to think that liberals, who have tried to push people based on their race as a pivotal factor, have much less racial diversity in thier power structures than conservatives, who try to appoint the best person for the job. The Democrats should well be worried about this, especially in light of the recent trend that some minority groups, like blacks and hispanics, are increasingly identifying as Republican.

Second, the military, for all the evil that the liberals want to ascribe to it, is the most racially integrated body in America today; public or private. Moreover, it is a vehicle of social mobility. Gen. Sanchez started out life poor and decided that the military would act "as a means of escaping poverty." There is a burgeoning campaign with liberals to stop the military from recruiting at high schools - even though the military offers free job training skills, a good paycheck, and time to get your life in order after graduation. If the liberals are so keen on helping minorities and lower income people, why do they hate the institution that singularly best accomplishes both of those goals?