"Patsy Plaque"--W. Times

See page 2 of the October 18 Washington Times regular "Inside the Beltway" feature (excerpted below):

The Center for Military Readiness (CMR) says the purpose of its annual "Patsy Award"---by dictionary definition, a patsy is "one who is easily taken advantage of"---is to draw attention to problems in the U.S. military ignored by the White House and Congress. "When officials fail to use their power to do the right thing, others use their power to do the wrong thing," CMR President Elaine Donnelly explains. This year, the surprisingly handsome Patsy plaque goes to Gene Gritton of the Rand Corporation "for approving the disingenuous 'Rubber Stamp Rand Report' on women in combat." "As I wrote in a letter to Mr. Gritton, whether intended or not, the report gives a considerable boost to the agenda of feminists who do not understand military realities," Mrs. Donnelly says. Link