Girlie Men

We get a lot of different people in Burnies’ Bar, Dan was one of the quieter customers. He comes in every afternoon at four and sits in the same seat at the end of the bar and has three beers and then leaves. He never talks to anyone and when in the past I’ve tried to strike up a conversation, he didn’t have much to say. He’s not a big guy at all, so I was surprised to learn that he put in two tours of duty in the Marines. Given all this I was surprised when one day he came over and sat next to me.
“Max, I’ve overheard some of your conversations about the elections and I believe you’ll find a thought I had interesting,” Dan said.
What’s that Dan?” I asked.
“Do you know how President Bush never really was in the military, how Dick Cheney was never in the military, how John Ashcroft wasn’t in the military, how Paul Wolfiwitz was never in the military, how Douglas Feith was never in the military and how Carl Rove was never in the military. Yet, they’re eager to send others who are in ther military out to get their butts blown off.”
Yes, Dan I’m aware of al that. Sol what?” I replied.
“Could it be our government is being run by a bunch of ‘girlie men’?”
“Whoa, Dan. That’s going a bit far. That’s Arnold Swartzenneggers expression. I don’t think he’d apply it to the present administration.”
“That’s another thought I had Max. This Mr. Universe thing, this body fetish. Women get into that kind of thing, but do real men? And the play acting. Is that really manly?”
“I almost swallowed my cigar/ “Dan, you’re not saying Arnold is a ‘girlie man’ are you?”
“I guess not, Max. It was just a thought.” Dan answered.