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2004_04_wrangel.jpgPartly cloudy, highs in the low 70s. Baghdad is experiencing similiar weather these days. Hey, your adjustment from high-flyin' New York bachelor to draftee will be that much smoother!

Before Gothamist goes on to make totally uncalled-for philosophy puns on Senator Chuck Hagel's name, consider that he isn't the only Congressman calling for the reinstatement of the draft. Thanks, Charlie!

Read about Brandon Hughey and Jeremy Hinzman, the two US soldiers who have already begun the flight to Canada.

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I'm a bit confused. Who is Senator Chuck Hagel? Don't you mean Rangel? Am I missing some kinda inside joke?

sorry, i don't mean to be oblique...republican senator chuck hagel introduced the bill to reinstate the draft, and NY democratic senator charlie rangel signed on. does that help?

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They are both Representatives. I do love Rangel's raspy voice. It gives me the shivers.

d'oh! correction noted. i linked to house.gov, should've been obvious.

i tend to like Rangel, too, and i understand the theory behind pushing the draft issue (like, "let's see if these war hawks put their money where their mouth is," etc). on the other hand, the idea of a draft scares the bejesus out of me.

Hagel's a Senator, Rangel's a Representative.

aaaaaaaaaaghhhhhhhhh. refixing...

thanks joe : D

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