How Many Sins Should Vietnam Service Cover?

How Many Sins Should Vietnam Service Cover?

John Kerry breathed life into his comatose campaign by reminding everyone that he's a war hero. How much cover should that give him for the dispicable public record he's assembled since returning?

Not nearly enough, according to Stephan Sherman. He started squandering that legacy as soon as his feet touched American soil again.

"In his book "Stolen Valor," B.G. Burkett points out that Mr. Kerry liberally used phony veterans to testify to atrocities they could not possibly have committed. Mr. Kerry later threw what he represented as his awards at the Capitol in protest. But as the war diminished as a political issue, he left the VVAW, which was a bit too radical for his political future, and was ultimately elected to the Senate. After his awards were seen framed on his office wall, he claimed to have thrown away someone else's medals--so now he can reclaim his gallantry in Vietnam."

"As co-chairman of the Senate investigating committee, he quashed a revealing inquiry into the POW/MIA issue.."