SFist: Sunnyvale Councilman/Former Mayor Leaves for Iraq

hubcap

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:45:51 -0800

this isn't so bad. with all his education he'll be out of harms way, not rolling around on a hummer waiting for an IED to paint the town red.

oskarv

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:00:16 -0800

@bluecanary: i don't think he had any choice.

rammstew

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:28:42 -0800

Fun Fact: he is also a partner at The Intellectual Property Law Group; ironically, an IP firm with an incredibly generic name. http://www.iplg.com/attorney_profiles/otto_lee.html

citi_zen

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:06:44 -0800

I'm confused... are we supposed to feel sorry for him? He signed up, on his own, to be in the reserve.... which means, since W decided to play war, that he's going to have to go on active duty, like every other active & reservist..... so while it's sad that he has to leave his family, it was his choice to join the group!

bluecanary

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:41:09 -0800

Nothing says "I love my kids" like putting yourself in a position to make them orphans.

ChesterY

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:18:34 -0800

Typo: he's a Sunnyvale, not San Francisco, councilman...not that San Francisco has a city council...

fizzandpop

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:07:45 -0800

A politician going on active duty? Was that a unicorn I just saw?