It is being reported that, John Kerry is claiming that if George Bush is elected he will bring back the draft. Although some claim that the media is twisting Kerry's words, his campaign has gone on record as the anti-draft choice. Part of what makes this so laughable is that it was Democrats who first proposed bringing back the draft back in 2002, and even went so far as to create legislation to do just that.

With the magic of the internet, the wayback machine takes us to January 2003, when Charles Rangel, D-NY, introduced a bill to bring back military conscription. But Rangel's goal was not to strengthen the military, it was to weaken it. Rangel, who is black, thinks there are too many minorities volunteering for the military, and would like to draft more rich white kids to make it more "equitable". Rangel feels that with more people serving in the military against their will, war would be a lot less likely.

Rep. Charles Rangel introduced a bill in Congress Tuesday to reinstate the military draft, saying fighting forces should more closely reflect the economic makeup of the nation.

The New York Democrat told reporters his goal is two-fold: to jolt Americans into realizing the import of a possible unilateral strike against Iraq, which he opposes, and "to make it clear that if there were a war, there would be more equitable representation of people making sacrifices."

If this were at all a popular idea, Kerry would no doubt be blaming Bush for stealing their idea.