Bogus Draft Rumors?

So here are some final thoughts for the weekend.

And they concern all the draft rumors floating around those internets that were self-evidently the concoctions of Democratic stooges.

That Commie rag the Washington Times is reporting that the army is preparing to lift the ban on women in combat situations:

The Army is negotiating with civilian leaders about eliminating a women-in-combat ban so it can place mixed-sex support companies within warfighting units, starting with a division going to Iraq in January.

Despite the legal prohibition, Army plans already have included such collocation of women-men units in blueprints for a lighter force of 10 active divisions, according to Defense Department sources.

An Army spokesman yesterday, in response to questions from The Washington Times, said the Army is now in discussions with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's staff to see whether the 10-year-old ban in this one area should be lifted. The ban prohibits the Army from putting women in units that "collocate" with ground combatants.

Women on the frontlines in Iraq?!!! That isn't, surely, evidence of a personnel crisis, is it? (We know how Republicans feel about putting those fair creatures with their "monthly infections" in harm's way, so I suggest taking your initial impression of how desperate the leadership must be and multiply it by about ten.)

George W. Bush says there will not be a draft if he is elected. George W. Bush said a lot of things wouldn't happen if he were elected four years ago. He was "elected" and look where we find ourselves now. If anyone has a plausible theory about where new manpower can be located (that doesn't involve conscription) please let me know.

UNRELATED SELF-BLOGOSPHERIC NEWS: I just checked my blog stats (I do so infrequently so as not to get completely obsessive-compulsive); during the past week, the Finnegans Wake has averaged hundreds of hits per day! Undoubtedly, a lot of that's due to Eric Muller's link and Matt Welch's link before that. The 'winger infection is already metastasizing to other threads, and I absolutely welcome it. Next week, I'll try to address some of the comments about my take on Michelle Malkin and some other issues as well. For now, I'm going to enjoy the weekend knowing that this blog is headed in the right direction.