Kerry fought in combat, Bush ran from combat...hence Bush is a coward and Kerry is not..Would you not agree?

Answer 1

Oh, stop trying to cover up - read spin - for the lousy rat. Your attempt at argument is lame and weak and will leave you a bitter intellectual slouch.

Do you really want to sound like a two year old?

Answer 2

Bush did what hundreds of rich and influential young men did (eg. Dan Quaile, his father's V.P.) They used family influence to get to the front of the of the line to get into the National Guard when the line was miles long, because it was clear that, for political reasons, Johnson could never call up the Guard and they would be safe at home. Dubya ducked using a different means from Dick Chaney, who used academic deferments, five of them, but they both ran, as did Clinton. The difference is that Clinton did not believe in the war, the other three did- - - if someone else fought it.

Kerry did not beleive in the war after he saw that it was politically expedient not to. But in fact he did face enemy fire and put his life on the line, but he somehow did it in the same way he has done everything, in a self-seeking, calculating way, and sought recognition for his accomplishments in a way that is by no means becoming to a truly courageous man.

For me, personally, Kerry has always been a dull, horse-faced rich kid with no sense of humor, no true compassion and a blunted understanding of the people of this nation. And now he sticks his calculating nose into a campaign where he was as welcome a fart in a sleeping bag, and manages to damage the party again in his effort to grease the shoot for 2008.

Had we chosen any one of the other contestants in 2004, we very probably would have dumped Dubya back to his hillbilly village to get help from his industrial friends for another insider trading scam. He could go back to boozing and snorting coke.

BTW, if Dubya is offering "compassionate conservatism" as he so often avows, what is the other kind of conservatism?

Did I serve? Bet your sweet *** I did, so drop the vet stuff.

Answer 3

Does it really matter anymore. The votes have been counted and the election has been certified. There will never be a John Kerry vs George W Bush for president ever again. Concentrate on the races that we have now and ahead of us. Any other debates are just a waste of good oxygen.

Answer 4

I believe it is highly probable that Mr. Bush used his family connections to avoid service in Vietnam by serving in the guard. To the best of my knowledge though, his unit was never called to serve on active duty in Vietnam. The word coward implies a personal label. I do not know Mr. Bush so I do not know if he is a coward or not. I would say he is no more a coward than any of the people who took college deferments at the time to avoid service entirely. As for Mr. Kerry I for one have not painted him as a coward, nor have I ever made disparaging remarks about his military service. I have however taken great offense to his characterizations of the fine men and women serving in the military. He has disparaged them with his comments, both upon returning from Vietnam and continuing right to the present day. Just having served does not give you a right to demean those who come after you. In fact more than anything most people who have served feel great comradeship with their brothers/sisters in arms.

Answer 5

Nope, sorry, don't agree. Clinton ran from combat - you gonna call him a coward, too? Bush was just lucky in that he had his father to make sure he served in the States, and not overseas, with the reserves or whatever it was that he served with. Kerry is definitely the better of the two because he does have combat experience, but that does not just mean that he is not a coward. Kerry's the ones that made those disparaging comments about the American troops in Iraq last week. That was pretty cowardly of him, and I say that as a Democrat and not a Republican.

Answer 6

Bush was in the military he has no control about where they send him Kerry was in Vietnam for 7 mouths and according to the people he served with they said he wounded himself

Answer 7

I don't like Bush but I wouldn't say he was a coward so to speak.. I don't know exactly what went on about that.. however it makes me sick when Kerry did fight for our country and the way Bush and his supporters make Kerry look bad about his time served I think is horrendous... Bush stands up and speaks so highly of all of our troops, rightly deserved, and then has the nerve to bash Kerry and make him look bad when he did serve.. I thought the last Presidential election the commercials where they made Kerry out to be a phony, and had people saying they served with him and the Kerry was horrible and didn't deserve his Purple Heart I thought was horrific...I couldn't believe he would stoop that low

Answer 8

Bush served in the National Guard. The so-called "scandal" regarding his records was absolute BS that cost Dan Rather his job.

It is pretty pathetic to take pot-shots at the Guard - I hear liberals say that it's just playing army all the time - when those men and women volunteer to protect our country.

Clinton was a draft-dodger and you guys had no problem with that - the Guard is certainly more noble than fleeing the country.

Finally, how many years have YOU spent serving your country? Seen combat?

Answer 9

Yes and No. Kerry may have fought but he also sold "us" down the river. Bush didn't run from combat - His dear old Daddy saved him from going. As for the jet that he "supposedly" was supposed to pilot - the bastard doesn't even have a pilot's license. Go figure...........Semper Fi!!!

Answer 10

So what?
If you had a rich daddy, would you have gone to Viet Nam? Does that make Bush a bad person?

A lot of people avoided the war for different reasons.

I have a son in Baghdad right now and one in college. Do I look at my college son differently because he did not join the military?
No. And if either one gets into politics, that part should not matter.
Are you looking for the PERFECT person to serve in office?
The history books tells us differently because there is no such thing.

Answer 11

Yeah, you never read on Y/A any Republicans addressing this issue...they just start on a Kerry rant and conveniently forget about Bush not serving in Viet Nam. Would love to read if any Repubs will honestly answer this question.