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I think you have Webb wrong...he's a good man...seems to be a better man than most politicians. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1968, 1 of only 18 graduates to receive the Superintendent's Commendation for outstanding leadership.

Although he could have accepted a Navy commission thereby maybe avoiding combat in Vietnam, he didn't. He instead took a Marine Corps commission... then graduated number 1 in his Basic School for Marine Corps officers class. Then served with the 5th Marines in the An Hoa Basin west of Danang where he saw a lot of ground combat, earned the Navy Cross (an award just below the Medal of Honor), the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts.... none have ever been challenged like Kerry's. Its also worth noting that, unlike Kerry, Webb never repudiated the war and never made false accusations against his brother soldiers.

After his service in the Corps, he went to law school where (free of charge) worked to clear the name of a fellow Marine convicted of a war crime in Vietnam. Although the Marine committed suicide 3 years after Webb started working for him, Webb continued to work to clear his name...which he eventually did

He resigned as Secretary of the Navy in 1988 because he disagreed with Congress' plans to cut Navy funding. I think its always admirable when high level officials are willing to resign as a matter of principle

Webbs written many best-selling books...not only the novels we've had to read about as a campaign "issue" but he recently wrote a book about the history of the Scotch-Irish in America called "Born Fighting." He also won an Emmy for his PBS coverage of Marines in Lebanon. He has been a university English professor....at a time when high level bureaucrats and politicians usually trade in their connections for high paid consutants' jobs with government contractors or foreign governments, Webb did the old fashioned thing and went to work in academia

I think most Americans, Republican or Democrat, will find Webb to be a uniquely good man in the Senate

I'm really curious how many women voted for this creep. Webb, by his
own comments/writings, really has a deep hatred towards the
female gender. Really curious.

I've had a real swinging of a pendulum in regard to Webb.
When I was young and would see him talking as a member of Reagan's
Administration, I thought he was something of a jerk.
Then I read "Making The Corps" and I was impressed by him.

But I think those passages from his books left me feeling negative.
With a guy with his writing skills, he certainly didn't have
to resort to trash to sell his books.
Unless he WANTED to put it in his books.

To me this says a lot. And it's not good.