Blumenthal would walk on the backs of his own children to be a senator. Face it, this is not anything he’s ashamed of. He’s just annoyed he got caught.
This whole fiasco was totally unecessary. I would never impugn anyone’s honorable service, be it at Khe Sanh or (as a buddy of mine did) drive a general around some missile base in South Dakota for almost four years. As Rush would say, this guy opened the door and walked right into it.