Your irrational and incessant attacks on the AL are extremely tiresome and you need some lessons on who the real enemy is as you have forgotten. HINT it ain't the American Legion. Whose side are you on? This is the same group which gave Bush and enthusiastic response and yet you are slandering it with great glee.
The situation demanded that somebody of principle reluctantly, but unmistakably derail his photo op. No one did. That is a major letdown.
The Kerry people and all of his buddies in the media thought (or feared) that it would get contentious. It didn't. Them giving him a clean bill of health is a lousy message to give to the rest of the electorate in a tight, critical election.