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My Dad's a Vietnam vet, and is behind Kerry 100%. Even if this stuff is true and he was a young lying twerp, he was still committed to making his country a better place. Maybe he was misguided (ever know a 21-yr-old who wasn't?) but he was trying to make a difference.
What was Georgie up to in '71?

What does that show about who is more committed to the safety of fellow Americans?

Let's peruse your bravo-sierra statements, just for a moment. First, if he's a "young lying twerp" then Kerry committed perjury in congressional testimony. Perjuring oneself in front of congress cannot be validly interpreted as trying to make "his country a better place". It is criminal - and should be a disqualifying factor for any federal office.

Second, if he wasn't lying, then he committed crimes under the UCMJ for not reporting direct knowledge of the alleged atrocities to the military authorities - and please remember that Senator Kerry was still in the Naval Reserves at the time of his testimony.

In either case, Kerry was not "misguided". He committed a crime - under either scenario.

It doesn't matter a whit who your father supports, BTW. One out of 23 of Kerry's fellow swift boat commanders (from the picture that Kerry likes to use in his campaign) is also on board Kerry's bandwagon. IIRC, 16 or 18 of the other commanders have gone on-record against Kerry.

I'm a Gulf war vet. Does that fact mean that my opinion should be weighted more heavily than yours? Of course not! (But, then again, my opinion is based on facts - not empty rhetoric and contempt).

Finally, President Bush was a trained fighter pilot during the Vietnam war. Senator Kerry was in command of a swift boat, before he either perjured himself or was an accomplice to war crimes (take your pick).

But you'd rather shill for the perjurer or UCMJ criminal.