Well, I guess they always were working. But mt-blacklist (the spamblock software “alas” uses) is working again, meaning that the spam is back down to a managable trickle, rather than being an impossible-to-deal-with torrent. Thanks muchly to site admin Eric and co-blogger Lucia (hi, Eric! hi, Lucia!) for their help (I think it was something Eric did that fixed it in the end).
I'm reminded of when I was in shadow jail, and the people in charge told me that my hair was…
Yay!
great idd! we need more text message poets
Democrats
. Richard Gephardt: Air National Guard, 1965-71.
. David Bonior: Staff Sgt., Air Force 1968-72.
. Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., Air Force SAC 1969-72.
. Al Gore: enlisted Aug. 1969; sent to Vietnam Jan. 1971 as an army journalist in 20th Engineer Brigade.
. Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam.
. Daniel Inouye: Army 1943-’47; Medal of Honor, WWII.
. John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V Purple Hearts.
. John Edwards: did not serve.
. Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea.
. Max Cleland: Captain, Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam.
. Ted Kennedy: Army, 1951-1953.
. Tom Harkin: Lt., Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.
. Jack Reed: Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91.
. Fritz Hollings: Army officer in WWII, receiving the Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons.
. Leonard Boswell: Lt. Col., Army 1956-76; Vietnam, DFCs, Bronze Stars, and Soldier’s Medal.
. Pete Peterson: Air Force Captain, POW. Purple Heart, Silver Star and Legion of Merit.
. Mike Thompson: Staff sergeant, 173rd Airborne, Purple Heart.
. Bill McBride: Candidate for Fla. Governor. Marine in Vietnam; Bronze Star with Combat V.
. Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam, Bronze Star.
. Pete Stark: Air Force 1955-57
. Chuck Robb: Vietnam
. Howell Heflin: Silver Star
. George McGovern: Silver Star & DFC during WWII.
. Bill Clinton: Did not serve. Student deferments. Entered draft but received 311.
. Jimmy Carter: Seven years in the Navy.
. Walter Mondale: Army 1951-1953
. John Glenn: WWII and Korea; six DFCs and Air Medal with 18 Clusters.
. Tom Lantos: Served in Hungarian underground in WWII. Saved by Raoul Wallenberg.
. Wesley Clark: U.S. Army, 1966-2000, West Point, Vietnam, Purple Heart, Silver Star. Retired 4-star general.
. John Dingell: WWII vet
. John Conyers: Army 1950-57, Korea
Republicans
. Dennis Hastert: did not serve.
. Tom Delay: did not serve.
. House Whiip Roy Blunt: did not serve.
. Bill Frist: did not serve.
. Rudy Giuliani: did not serve.
. George Pataki: did not serve.
. Mitch McConnell: did not serve.
. Rick Santorum: did not serve.
. Trent Lott: did not serve.
. Dick Cheney: did not serve. Several deferments, the last by marriage.
. John Ashcroft: did not serve. Seven deferments to teach business.
. Jeb Bush: did not serve.
. Karl Rove: did not serve.
. Saxby Chambliss: did not serve. “Bad knee.” The man who attacked Max Cleland’s patriotism.
. Paul Wolfowitz: did not serve.
. Vin Weber: did not serve.
. Richard Perle: did not serve.
. Douglas Feith: did not serve.
. Eliot Abrams: did not serve.
. Richard Shelby: did not serve.
. Jon Kyl: did not serve.
. Tim Hutchison: did not serve.
. Christopher Cox: did not serve.
. Newt Gingrich: did not serve.
. Don Rumsfeld: served in Navy (1954-57) as aviator and flight instructor.
. George W. Bush: six-year Nat’l Guard commitment (in four & was AWOL at that).
. Ronald Reagan: due to poor eyesight, served in a non-combat role making movies.
. Gerald Ford: Navy, WWII
. Phil Gramm: did not serve.
. John McCain: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.
. Bob Dole: an honorable veteran.
. Chuck Hagel: two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star, Vietnam.
. Duke Cunningham: nominated for Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Silver Stars, Air Medals, Purple Hearts.
. Jeff Sessions: Army Reserves, 1973-1986
. JC Watts: did not serve.
. Lindsey Graham: National Guard lawyer.
. G.H.W. Bush: Pilot in WWII. Shot down by the Japanese.
. Tom Ridge: Bronze Star for Valor in Vietnam.
. Antonin Scalia: did not serve.
. Clarence Thomas: did not serve
Pundits & Preachers
. Sean Hannity: did not serve.
. Rush Limbaugh: did not serve (4-F with a ‘pilonidal cyst.’)
. Bill O’Reilly: did not serve.
. Michael Savage: did not serve.
. George Will: did not serve.
. Chris Matthews: did not serve.
. Paul Gigot: did not serve.
. Bill Bennett: did not serve.
. Pat Buchanan: did not serve.
. Bill Kristol: did not serve.
. Kenneth Starr: did not serve.
. Michael Medved: did not serve.