Gung-ho Governor Pataki's Son Opts for Sunshine Patriot Deferment

"At the Republican National Convention last year, Gov. Pataki praised President George W. Bush for having the courage to invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein. And just as Bush did in his speech Tuesday night, the governor strove mightily to link Hussein to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks."

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At Newsday, Sheryl McCarthy would like to know why NY State governor George Pataki, who was so gung-ho about the Iraq War, is not counseling his son, a U.S. Marine, to go and support his country in a time of need? Why, instead, is Teddy Pataki opting for a student deferment?

Beware Sunshine Patriots.