Situational ethics = a congenital failing of democrats!
The real lesson from all this is how Kerrey will lie, depending on his audience. And sadly, how his supporters don't care if he lied.
He threw his medals. He didn't throw his medals. He threw ribbons, not medals. But, he said, there was no difference in ribbons and medals, both were symbols, so why is he the one to insist on the distinction of the two?