Credibility gap

Concern among both parents and young adults about a planned return of the draft have been rampant these past few weeks. Why would that be? Hmmm...let's see. The Shrub's war-without-end doctrine may have something to do with the general unease.

Both candidates have stated they have no intention of bringing back the draft. Today the National Annenberg Election Survey released a new survey. The title?

Majority of 18 To 29 Year Olds Think Bush Favors
Reinstating the Draft, Annenberg Data Show

Annenberg polling from September 27 through October 3 among 1,543 adults asked which candidate favors reinstating the draft. Thirty percent said Bush, 10 percent said Kerry, and 7 percent said both. Forty-two percent said “neither,” and 11 percent said that they did not know. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus two percentage points.

But among 18 to 29-year-olds, 51 percent said Bush, 8 percent said Kerry, 7 percent said both would. Twenty-six percent said neither favored the idea, and 8 percent said they did not know. The margin of sampling error for the younger espondents was plus or minus 7 percentage points.

It's interesting to see this quantified, but is it a surprise to anyone? Two-faced George, the "say one thing and do another" president is reaping what he has sown through an entire term filled with lies. I hope every 18 to 29-year-old in the country votes November 2. As a parent of three of them, I know my kids are voting, and I know who they're voting for. If this survey is accurate, this is very bad news for Shrubbie indeed.