Sure, I try...

to maintain a 'family-friendly' blog, but sometimes you just have to call bullshit bullshit. Steve Benen has this from W. Thomas Smith Jr. at the National Review:

[T]he majority of the most vocal of the war critics have never even worn the uniform of our country. Yet some have even gone so far as to suggest that they have military backgrounds based on their holding seats on armed services committees.

I don't know who's made that suggestion, and it's a foolish one, but for the record, some of ours and some of theirs...

Democrats:

John Murtha: Colonel, USMC (ret), Bronze Star, 2 Purple Hearts
Al Gore: Army, Vietnam.
Daniel Inouye: Army 1943-47; Medal of Honor, WWII.
John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with V,Purple Hearts.
Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea.
Ted Kennedy: Army, 1951-53.
Tom Harkin: Lt., Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.
Jimmy Carter: Seven years in the Navy.

Republicans

Dick Cheney: did not serve.
Mitch McConnell: did not serve.
Trent Lott: did not serve.
John Ashcroft: did not serve.
Karl Rove: did not serve.
Rudy Giuliani: did not serve.
George W. Bush: failed to complete his six-year National Guard commitment.

Oh yeah, let us not forget the granddaddy of Democratic peaceniks….

George McGovern: Silver Star & DFC during WWII.

Bullshit, Mr. Smith.