The Democrats, supported by their allies in the old big media, never tired of highlighting Vice President Dick Cheney’s absence of military service based on student draft deferments.  But how much have we heard about Senator Joseph Biden’s military service -- or lack thereof?Biden turns out to have received the same number of student draft deferments during the Vietnam War as did Cheney -- five.  Then, according to this quote from one of his campaign spokespersons, David Wade,  “As a result of a physical exam on April 5, 1968, Joe Biden was classified I-Y and disqualified from service because of asthma as a teenager.”But wait, in his memoir, according to the same Washington Times story linked above, “In ‘Promises to Keep,’ a memoir that was published last year and became an instant best-seller after he was tapped as Mr. Obama's running mate, Mr. Biden never mentions his asthma, recounting an active childhood, work...(Read Full Post)