Rip,
If Bill Clinton had used his stirring memorial for the 18 Rangers killed in Somalia as a campaign ad, wouldn’t you have been at least slightly offended?..
You know who Ron Sussman is? In 1969 he was a 21 year old sailor serving on board a swift boat in Viet Nam. They were on patrol when suddenly a mine exploded underneath the boat. Sussman was thrown overboard and with his heavy gear, quickly sank to the bottom of the river. After removing his equipment he could see two other swift boats pass overhead at full speed. Upon reaching the surface, he could see all three boats had rounded a bend in the river and that he was drawing fire from both sides of the river.
Sussman figured that was it.. only a few seconds he’d be killed. A minute or so passed when suddenly a lone swift boat rounded the corner and roared up to his position. A bloody hand reached out and grabbed Sussman’s collar and yanked him onboard.
That bloody hand belonged to John Kerry.
Compare this to 911. New York is taking fire from both sides of the river.. Did Lt. Bush come back to rescue his comrade? No.. He skidadaled to Nebraska, He ran like a nancy boy to Montaina. It took Karren Hughes to read a prepared statement on television. Rudy Guillinti and former president Clinton had to calm down the people of New York and the country. Bush of course was AWOL as usual.