Quote Originally Posted by Gawain of Orkeny
Its a slur made up by those on the left.
No, it's not. Chickenhawk n. A person enthusiastic about war, provided someone else fights it; particularly when that enthusiasm is undimmed by personal experience with war; most emphatically when that lack of experience came in spite of ample opportunity in that person’s youth.

At it's heart it refers to hypocrisy. There is no reason a democrat wouldn't be eligible for the list...assuming the individual in question fit the criteria.