You obviously haven’t spent any time reading this blog. My sarcasm went right over your head.

My statement on the abilities of a segment of our armed services is as valid as the results of the poll itself.

Stick around, read me more, then come back to this and see if you ‘get it’.

First of all, way to Support Our Troops®! Sure, you’ll support ‘em, right up to the point where they question your simplistic worldview, at which point you’ll turn on ‘em like a wet dog. Your loyalty to the men and women doing the actual fighting and dying in this war would be touching, were you not so – what’s that word I’m looking for? – oh, yeah: disloyal. Here’s a suggestion. Why don’t you go call some of these reservists and guardsmen “wimps” to their faces?

Second, it seems to have escaped your attention that a solid majority of Marines (almost six in ten) also support imminent withdrawal. Why don’t you tell some of them that they’re wimps? Just be sure to let me know when and where you plan to do such a thing, because I really want to watch what happens next.

Hey, while you’re at it, why don’t you go make fun of some of the soldiers who have returned from Iraq without limbs – you may feel free to limit this exercise to injured and disfigured reservists and guardsmen, if you would like – so that they, too, can know the depth of your support? I hear they really like being called “cripples” and “gimps,” especially by a brave and honorable patriot such as yourself.

Finally, re: your quote from John Hawkins – leaving aside for a moment the relative merit (or lack thereof) to his argument, you do realize that it has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with what you’re on about, don’t you? He’s talking about political polls, and their usefulness in determining the pulse of the electorate. He’s talking about the relationship of polls to voting. Voting has nothing to do with getting your ass shot up in Tikrit or Sadr City.

In short: What a giant douche you are.