Update: Farris Hassan, ex-elephant

Well, it seems that our Military Recruiting Lead for 2008, Farris Hassan, has dropped out of the Young Republicans. Money quote:

Another club he's recently dropped out of - the Young Republicans. Turns out that a few things surprised Hassan during his immersion trips since 2005. He liked the hippies he met and the conversations they had. He saw what it was like to be homeless and wanted to do what he could to help. And Iraq? Well, he's not quite ready to take a side. Though he still has inclinations toward conservatism, he likes to think of himself as "independent-minded."