That's My Bushy

Well, you gotta hand it to good 'ol Dubya. He's not content to simply be no better than Slick Willie. No, Georgie Boy is always seeking to outdo his predecessor.

Here's the latest.

Clinton, of course, was a mere draft dodger. Bushy, however, was not content to be merely a draft dodger. He upped the ante by disobeying a direct order from a superior officer.

Hmm. Let's see now. In war movies I seem to recall something about disobeying orders being a crime... I wonder what it's like in real life?

The Uniform Code of Military Justice stipulates:

809. ART. 90. ASSAULTING OR WILLFULLY DISOBEYING SUPERIOR COMMISSIONED OFFICER.
Any person subject to this chapter who--
(1) strikes his superior commissioned officer or draws or lifts up any weapon or offers any violence against him while he is in the execution of his officer; or
(2) willfully disobeys a lawful command of his superior commissioned officer;
shall be punished, if the offense is committed in time of war, by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct, and if the offense is committed at any other time, by such punishment, other than death, as a court-martial may direct.

Now I'm generally opposed to capital punishment. But I'm willing to make an exception. To paraphrase one of my Bushy's favorite phrases, people who repeatedly ignore the rules must be held to account. This sounds like the perfect time for Bushy to start following his own advice.