After all, her Mom actually voted in favor of committing troops to both Afghanistan and Iraq -- and her Dad set the stage for both invasions with his lack of concern for terrorism and repeated insistence that there were WMDs in Iraq. That the Left would insist that Mitt Romney's kids should be in uniform while Chelsea holds her six-figure, parent-arranged sinecure is downright hypocritical and obscene.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Wednesday defended his five sons' decision not to enlist in the military, saying they're showing their support for the country by "helping me get elected."

Romney, who did not serve in Vietnam due to his Mormon missionary work and a high draft lottery number, was asked the question by an anti-war activist after a speech in which he called for "a surge of support" for U.S. forces in Iraq.

Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, also saluted a uniformed soldier in the crowd and called for donations to military support organizations. Last week, he donated $25,000 to seven such organizations.

"The good news is that we have a volunteer Army and that's the way we're going to keep it," Romney told some 200 people gathered in an abbey near the Mississippi River that had been converted into a hotel. "My sons are all adults and they've made decisions about their careers and they've chosen not to serve in the military and active duty and I respect their decision in that regard."

He added: "One of the ways my sons are showing support for our nation is helping me get elected because they think I'd be a great president."

Of course, the press gets the story wrong, too -- as the video shows, Governor Romney pointed out that there are many ways to support the troops and their families, big and small.

Now if the Left wants mandatory, universal military service (none of these namby-pamby "public service" programs -- real military service), then let them say so, and explain how degrading the readiness of the American military for political purposes is in the national interests. Or if they want to create a second-class citizenship for those who have not served in the military (sort of a fascist fantasy, I'd argue) then let them make that argument. But as long as we have an all-volunteer military, military service (or lack thereof) should not be an issue, especially with regard to the children of candidates and not the candidates themselves.

Oh, and by the way -- if that whiny Leftist really believes her rhetoric, I guess she'll have to give her vote to either John McCain or Duncan Hunter, both of whom are vets with children in the military. Unless, of course, she is just a liberal hypocrite.

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