I'm not following this

So there's this fella named Alex Cornell du Houx; 21-years-old, a college senior. Alex is development director for the College Democrats of America and co-president of the Maine College Democrats.

He and his family feel the current war in Iraq is unjust. Nevertheless, in little over a month, he will be leaving for Iraq. As a Marine.

While Cornell du Houx has actively rallied against many of President Bush's policies, he feels that his involvement in the Marines is not a conflict of interest.

"Regardless of my opinions regarding the war in Iraq, it is my duty as a U.S. Marine to serve and I am ready and willing to do my job to its fullest extent," he said.

Follow this link and read the rest of the news item; it's impressive. I don't know about you, but to me, this is the kind of young man about whom words like "Godspeed" and "good luck" should be used, if not yet "hero."

Ah, but we have reckoned without the much-talked about character of the College Republicans, who feel it is not enough for him to be serving his country in a war they won't dirty their hands with; he should stop opposing our president as well:

Daniel Schuberth, a leader of the Bowdoin College Republicans and College Republican national secretary, said, "I applaud Mr. Houx for his service, just as I applaud any other soldier who is brave enough to take up arms in defense of his country. I find it troubling, however, that one of the most vocal opponents of our president, our country and our mission in Iraq has chosen to fight for a cause he claims is wrong. Mr. Houx's rhetoric against the war on terror places him in agreement with the most radical fringes of the Democratic Party, and I am left to question his logic and motivation."

Un-fucking-belivable.