[mnehring]

I wonder what diagnosis one would add if you include the symptom of complete amnesia of the past 25 years and obsession with 2 months 25 years ago. It almost sounds like shell shock symptoms some vets have where they keep reliving events, completely oblivious to what is going on around them.

[FormerACLUmember]

Kerry has intensely selective memories, and those limited memories are befuddled by a psychotic fantasies (i.e. really believing he was Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now)

[Boundless]

It was hardly necessary to mention Kerry's name.
Just ask: which candidate best fits these criteria?

> ... obsession with 2 months 25 years ago.

"Seared"

When Kerry discovered that a nice reasonably safe open
water "PT" boat assignment had turned into an extremely
dangerous river missions (SEALORD), that got his full
attention.

Perhaps for the first and only time in his life, matters
were far from entirely under his control. You can bet he
fixates on that.

Now for the second time, matters are again out of his
control (the election results), and it will be
fascinating to watch how he handles it.