John Kerry

especially as I feel that a major segment of the party actually used his supposed non-reaction to the attacks for a second unjustified attack - because he would not rule out Presidential aspirations.

The fact is that until 2004, the ONLY course someone would take when all the official records are 100% in their favor, the accusers were already proven liars and the Kerry team proved they were funded by the same people and shared a lawyer with Bush/Cheney - is to present those facts to the media - which he did.

It was a disregard of both journalistic ethics and honesty that they pretended that neither side had the complete truth. It still makes me angry that, to my knowledge, not a single reporter took the time to review all the fitness reports and report on them. They actually really show an incredible, mature, compassionate young man who anyone would feel was a good leader. (I do admit I only read them because someone mentioned the records on the Kerry blog - when people were arguing over the color of his eyes. The records provided the answer - hazel. I then looked to see the other records and was amazed by the level of praise and the almost amusement of at least one superior that his guys were as incredibly loyal to him as they were. Those records written at an incredibly difficult time refute a lot of the aloof elitist nonsense.