[LS]

I think Rush is right, but for a slightly different reason. Many Americans, especially those who have never served, don't know the difference between a "civilian" and a "veteran." The mere appearance of Bush in the flight suit and the Army jacket at Thanksgiving makes him look FAR more "military" than any number of references to John Kerry's old (and, I'm sure, well-deserved) medals. Those old medals---valor of byegone days---didn't do George H. W. Bush a bit of good vs. Clinton, and won't do Kerry or Clark a bit of good against a guy viewed as a "soldier's soldier," G.W.

[Recovering_Democrat]

You're probably right...and, just to piggyback onto your last comment, G.W.B. will not have a hard time finding current and/or recently retired or discharged soldiers who support him enthusiastically.

This is a point the liberals in the press just don't get, I think: the military likes George W. Bush.