On the Cleland issue,
1) it was AP that introduced it, for political reasons of their own. What they are trying to say, in their snide way, is that the American Legion should shut up and stop being mean to Democrats.
2) It was Cleland himself, and the left-wing press, that presented him as a hero wounded in combat. I'd feel sorry for the guy if he didn't allow himself to be used by a bunch of slimy Marxists. But if a politician repeatedly claims to be a war hero, then it becomes a legitimate topic for discussion.
Cleland isn't running for office at the moment, so we could leave it lie. But AP doesn't want to leave it lie.
1) it was AP that introduced it, for political reasons of their own. What they are trying to say, in their snide way, is that the American Legion should shut up and stop being mean to Democrats.
2) It was Cleland himself, and the left-wing press, that presented him as a hero wounded in combat. I'd feel sorry for the guy if he didn't allow himself to be used by a bunch of slimy Marxists. But if a politician repeatedly claims to be a war hero, then it becomes a legitimate topic for discussion.
Cleland isn't running for office at the moment, so we could leave it lie. But AP doesn't want to leave it lie.
+1,000 -- absolutely on target!