[Brown Deer]

Conservatives are trying to defend this behavior.

I don't know of anyone who has defended his behavior, but there are many like you, that have made up stories about what he said.

It's simply inappropriate.

and what McCain did was not? For McCain to say that he himself bad mouthed his superior officers in public, and then turn around and say that it is inexcusable for others to do the same, is inexcusable.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Yes, what McCain did was inappropriate. If you look at my first post, you will see I said exactly that. If you look at what McCain said, he would agree.

While you are wearing the uniform it is inappropriate to publically trash your superiors. The bigger the audience, the bigger the problem. The higher your rank, the bigger the problem.