http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/an-era-of-responsibility/ Sermo humanus per verba irata Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:46:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/2009/05/07/an-era-of-responsibility/#comment-11899 special trust Sun, 10 May 2009 11:52:03 +0000 http://12angrymen.wordpress.com/?p=2156#comment-11899 This disparity should surprise no one. Certainly in my adult life, members of the armed forces have been held to a higher standard of accountability that elected or appointed officials. And even when they depart in disgrace (usually to save face in when confronted with near-certain proof of their incompetence or poor judgment), they seem to find a way of landing on their feet (think Newt; think Dick Morris) as pundits or otherwise reinventing themselves. And they are welcomed back by their former peers --and the press-- who collectively realize that they too may need a similar favor some day... Thanks. I feel better now. This disparity should surprise no one. Certainly in my adult life, members of the armed forces have been held to a higher standard of accountability that elected or appointed officials. And even when they depart in disgrace (usually to save face in when confronted with near-certain proof of their incompetence or poor judgment), they seem to find a way of landing on their feet (think Newt; think Dick Morris) as pundits or otherwise reinventing themselves. And they are welcomed back by their former peers –and the press– who collectively realize that they too may need a similar favor some day…
Thanks. I feel better now.

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