Reply #6: There have always been those who talk of "sacrifice"...

[rasputin1952]

and then there are those who are willing to truly make a sacrifice for the betterment of the nation.

We are seeing the newest version of this oddity with the loudest calling for sacrifice not being willing to allow sacrifices of their own. They have no problem calling for or seeing the sacrifices of others, but when it comes close to home, they have a thousand excuses why sacrifice is not for them.

Back during the Civil War, Lincoln was accused of failure to be willing to sacrifice his son if need be. Robert Lincoln went into the Army, basically on his own accord. Lincoln stood on the defenses of Washington and saw just how close the Confederates had gotten, and drew a few rounds in his direction as well. TR and FDR had family members in WWII on active duty....you don't see that much anymore. Do you think Sean Hannity is going to rush through Manhattan to get to a recruiter, (I think he is one of the 'younger' Chickenhawks).

These people have the notion that sacrifice is for someone else. It is a sad state of affairs.