I disagree with you.
You said:
"From the information discovered on the FreeRepublic message boards, he seems to be a leader in the Albany, GA community, and no community can afford to lose any civic leader who is dedicated to improving his region, if that's what he's done."
The man either lied to you or lied to the other Freeper and the reporters. He said things about Bush that weren't true and attempted to give more credence to his words by claiming to be a Navy seal.
He should be made to apologize for his actions. We don't need more civic leaders that lie. We need more that own up to their lies.
At this point, I even wonder if he was in the service at all. I hope others follow up on this story. The man needs to come clean. We don't need people like this running around making false claims.
Fair enough point. Can't say I really disagree with you, and I did write that there should be consquences for words and actions, as well as shame if he has lied about it.
Thanks,
John