My distinction for Senator Kerry is this: he served honorably in Vietnam (for 4 months) and was decorated (maybe excessively, maybe appropriately) for his service. How he earned or didn't earn his medals is not fair game because they were conveyed and many, many soldiers who fought and served bravely were not bestowed such honors = War hero. Turn the page: Joining the V. V. A. W., participating in war protests, desecrating his medals, testifying (I hope, falsely) before Congress against the Vietnam War(and his Band of Brothers), claiming that he (himself) participated in and witnessed war crimes, that he was in Cambodia on Christmas Day, 1968 and accusing President Nixon (not even the sitting president then) of lying to the American people about it, indicates that he runs fast and loose with the truth, not typically a revered trait in the Oval Office. He earned the accusation of traitorous behavior by what he did stateside, after his honorable discharge. That is fair game and was recorded for all to see and judge. You decide, or don't, as you see fit.
