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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:29 AM Original message |
Would Joe Sestak be the highest-ranking military officer ever to serve in the Senate? |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
1. He's already in Congress. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:41 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Right! I meant Senate. |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
2. John Quincy Adams? |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
4. Not even close |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:46 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Thanks for that answer. |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 09:57 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. The CIC is not really a "military officer" in our system. n/t |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. The CIC is a civillian, by design...nt |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
7. Beats Barry Goldwater's two stars |
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AlinPA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
9. Andrew Jackson? |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 11:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Sestak has one and a half stars on Jackson. |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
11. Sestak is a two star, not a three star. He did not hold the position of a three star long enough to |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
12. Excluding former presidents, Thomas Hart was a Senator and 4 star Admiral |
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S_E_Fudd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
13. James A. Garfield was a Major-General in the Civil War... |
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bornskeptic (951 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yes and no. He would be the only one of three star rank, but |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 01:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. See post #11. He is a two star. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
15. Heck, no. And I don't know if he could warn us about traps. |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-14-10 12:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. They're all just lucky this guy didn't run for office. |
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