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Note the spelling.
Bob Kerrey, John McCain, George Bush and I have something in common. We're all veterans who didn't serve with John Kerry or his Swift boat contemporaries. What we have to say on their issues matters little compared to the comments of those who were there.
Rather than call on George Bush to condemn Kerry's fellow Swift vets, wouldn't we be better served by Kerry's release of all his military records? Really, rather than choosing sides, how about demanding the facts?
And though not a Vietnam veteran I agree completely with this sentiment from the column:
And as a Vietnam veteran myself, I do hope that one of our own will make it all the way to the White House before I die.
Because it resonates so well with this quote from the Swift vets:
We regret the need to do this. Most Swift boat veterans would like nothing better than to support one of our own for America's highest office, regardless of whether he was running as a Democrat or a Republican.
And although I'm inclined to vote against the very specific fellow veteran the Swifts describe all too well, I too would like to see the incarnation of Bob Kerrey's "one of our own". A guy I could count on for consistency and clarity, a guy who would stick to the mission until it's end.
Maybe in 2008?
Update:
"The former Navy personnel who are attempting to discredit Sen. John Kerry's record of service in Vietnam are doing so to argue that he is unqualified to be commander in chief. Most appear to be angry with him on account of his opposition to the Vietnam War, not his service in it. They have done a better job of damaging the reputation of the U.S. Navy than they have of damaging John Kerry."
Informal poll: which of these books does the best job of damaging the reputation of the Navy? Which does the most damage to John Kerry?
I say the one on the left is the answer to both, but I confess haven't yet read the one on the right.
Update 2: Scott O'Grady appears to be angry with Kerry on account of his opposition to the Vietnam War, not his service in it too. He damages the reputation of the U.S. Air Force here:
Scott O'Grady, the Air Force pilot who captured headlines in 1995 when he survived being shot down over Bosnia, on Friday said Sen. John Kerry committed "treason" during the Vietnam War.O'Grady, in an appearance with other military veterans coordinated by President Bush's re-election campaign, said Kerry helped push North Vietnam's proposals for the United States to withdraw at a time when the two countries were still officially at war.
"I see that as treason," said O'Grady, who lives in Texas and has been speaking at veterans events for Bush around the country. He's now retired from the military.
A Bush campaign spokeswoman, Tracey Schmitt, said O'Grady's views were his own.
"The Bush-Cheney campaign does not and has not ever questioned John Kerry's patriotism," Schmitt said.
O'Grady said he was referring to Kerry's 1971 appearance before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. In response to a question about how he proposed to end the war, Kerry mentioned that he was involved in peace talks in Paris.
"I have talked with both delegations at the peace talks, that is to say the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government," Kerry told the panel, according to a transcript.
A U.S. law prohibits citizens from negotiating with foreign governments on matters such as peace treaties.
(Via Jen Martinez).
