Thursday - August 19, 2004
What Kind of Man Quits in 4 Months?
The SwiftVets for Truth seem to have amassed a
lot of reasons they don't like John Kerry. And the stories, some credible and
some not, are starting to spread and get proven right or
wrong.
But there will always be some
doubt whether Kerry behaved well or not in any circumstance. Personally, I'm
inclined to give a benefit of doubt to anyone who is getting shot at. In the
absence of strong proof, I would just as soon believe that Kerry did well in his
Naval career but he is making it very hard to do
that.
The first and most obvious
question is, what kind of man quits a one year tour of duty after only 4 months
after volunteering for it? He had no debilitating injuries, yet he took
advantage of a policy that allowed those with multiple injuries to leave early.
He wasn't a conscript, he was a naval officer and a stunt like that is
contemptible. That in and of itself is enough to question his character. But
there's more.
Whether anyone was shooting when he pulled
Rasmussen out of the water is a good question, and I wonder about whether his
version of that particular story is true, but frankly if he embellished a bit I
wouldn't be too concerned. Whereas I despise the devaluation of medals from the
ongoing discussion on this subject (even Donald Sensing is saying that Bronze
Stars are worthless) I am very reluctant to start playing the game
where awards for valor are considered freebies. If a man is recognized for an
award, I will assume that the write up is accurate and appropriate. I am not
going to second guess officers who wrote these up.
But there are enough other things that
don't gibe with Kerry. Like the Cambodia in Christmas, quoting Nixon who wasn't
in office, the consorting with proven frauds in the VVAW. And why is his own
staff confusing him with Bob Kerrey and claiming that John Kerry
was Vice Chairman of the Intelligence Committee? The pattern of
really stupid lies is too blatant, too pointless, too consistent, too prolonged
to not take notice of.Kerry is right
in line with the recent Democratic party tendency. He lies about everything
all the time, but Kerry isn't even smart enough to make good
lies.There's just too much about this
man that screams out at me that he is slime.
Any man who volunteers to serve in the
Navy and specifically volunteers for combat duty, and leaves before his
obligation, and who doesn't have serious wounds, is not a man I can respect.
The only way that can happen is if his
peers and his superiors thought this was the best way to get rid of someone that
they didn't like having
around.Democrats are worthless to
nominate such a man. There were so many other choices.
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