One segment of our population has decided, overwhelmingly I might add, that John McCain would be their choice for Commander in Chief:

Surprise — at least one poll shows a huge McCain lead: “[Senator John] McCain, R-Ariz., handily defeated Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., 68 percent to 23 percent in a voluntary survey of 4,293 active-duty, National Guard, and reserve subscribers and former subscribers to Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, and Air Force Times.” Or perhaps not so surprising: there’s a history involved here.

If these numbers hold true upon completion of the election then it would show that those commissioned to serve at the pleasure of the president understand the profound differences between these two candidates.

John McCain has proven his duty to country. He has shown through his own actions that he is willing to fight and die for America. Barack Obama on the other hand, not so much. This man has to swallow hard to not spew the party line even when it comes to giving credit to our uniformed services for their achievements in Iraq.

His use of our military for mere political gain was an early indicator of his disqualification (in my opinion) for the job of Commander in Chief.

Make no mistake, we will all pay a price in an Obama administration..he has made that clear himself, but the military will not only face the same “changes” to our country as all citizens but will serve at the pleasure of a President who has shown no tendencies toward respect of those who protect this nation.

We can voice our discontent, they cannot. Most of us individually will not be used as political tools, they will. Our pride will not be challenged by those in power not allowing us to complete a job with which we have been charged, theirs will. Those of us in civilian life will not experience the pain of feeling a friend or fellow “worker” lost their lives in vain. Under an Obama administration it is more than possible they will.

Check out the balance of Greyhawk’s post. It is well worth the read.