Surprising?

ABC News is reporting that many members of the military prefer Clinton or Obama over McCain. It's a dumb story, filled with a few anecdotes about a few soldiers who prefer a pull-out plan. Martha Raddatz spoke to a soldier who "said he supported Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., because of his stated intention to pull out of Iraq right away."

But what really ticked me off is not that the story has little evidence to back it up, but that the headline was that these anecdotes provided "Surprising political endorsements." What's surprising about it? This plays into the media's perception that Republicans are "tough" and "want to win," while Democrats are "weak" and want to "cut and run." It's absurd.

It's especially not "surprising" given the fact that the two candidates leading in donations from members of the military are Ron Paul and Obama -- two candidates who opposed the war from the beginning and promise to end it if elected.

There's nothing "surprising" about it.