[krb]

I think he actually makes some good points, and that frightens me.

I didn't realize he was a decorated bomber pilot in WWII.

[presidio9]

"This even though I was a decorated combat bomber pilot in World War II, while Nixon was stationed far from battle."

The man was and still is an a$$hole. Shouldn't a liberal who makes this point at least acknowledge that, as a practicing Quaker, Richard Nixon religiously opposed to war? McGovern may have protested the Viet Nam War, but Richard Nixon ended it. McGovern attacks only those who can not defend themselves because he knows he doesn't have a leg to stand on. If it weren't for Fritz, history would remember McGovern as the biggest loser in American political history. I hope that keeps him awake at night.

[Rummyfan]

I never knew of McGovern's deeds during WWII until reading Stephen Ambrose's book (The Wild Blue?) where he featured largely. He really was a genuine war hero, flying twenty-some combat missions as the commnad pilot of a B-24. His reticence to trumpet that experience stands in sharp contrast to Senator Kerry doesn't it???? Nevertheless, as a Presidential candidate at the height of the Cold War and during the Vietnam War, he was a disaster! So much for wartime combat leadership being the sole qualification for higher office.

And I don't mean to demean any vets - thanks to all for their service!