In otherwords, Dukakis is off limits as well? Helmets are standard in the service too.
No, Kerry is being mocked for the same reason Dukakis was. This was a photo op gone bad. Instead of portraying him as good natured, adventurous and in touch with the citizens of Florida it revealed to the nation the character of someone even his most ardent supporters would have difficulty taking seriously.
You have not heard anyone to the best of my knowledge mock those that are committed to NASA service. You have heard defense of NASA and how Kerry would be no friend to them if elected.
And, just a hunch, but I have a feeling the majority of those serving in NASA do not take the appearance of their "bunny suits" as seriously as you do. They serve a good purpose but they aren't going to start a fashion trend.
If Kerry had donned an astronaut suit for this photo op, then you and the others here would be making some sense. He would have been trying to portray himself as something he wasn't - an astronaut.
But he didn't - he only wore what all the other tourists have to wear to enter the crew module. In no way was he trying to look like something he wasn't (in this case, anyway).
Where are the photos of bill clinton coming out of the side-hatch in 1999?