[Polybius]

After enlisting in the Navy, Kerry attended OCS and was commissioned. I suspect that his acceptance for OCS was guaranteed by someone before he signed his enlistment contract.

Well, to be fair to Kerry, anyone with a decent college degree is going to end up in OCS.

[smoothsailing]

"well to be fair to kerry anyone with a college degree is going to wind up in OCS"

Oh really?

So why be fair to kerry.

Who's he being fair to?

Besides, in those days merit could get you into OCS.

You didn't have to be a college graduate.He lacked merit, so the degree and connections got him in.

[KC Burke]

Well, to be fair to Kerry,....

< BACK PATTING >There, there old chum, I know that attitude is your basic orientation. < /BACK PATTING >

But this is an election year and I want you to get all that out of your system in the next few weeks.

Starting in April, I expect vile innuendo, invective, crude allusion, unfair characterization and general vitrified contempt for the balance of the year.