Right you may be, but that dog won't hunt. The American public elected a bald-faced draft dodger over two combat veterans. There's no way Kerry will have any Vietnam liability in the eyes of the public.
There's no way Kerry will have any Vietnam liability in the eyes of the public.
You may be right. But I'm of a different opinion. I think Kerry does have Vietnam liability and he has it on several fronts. From the anti-war crowd for having gone in the first place and for gasp! having won medals. From veterans for tossing his medals &, thereby blighting their service & sacrifice. From people who are sick of hearing about Vietnam in any context. From people who aren't sick of hearing about Viet Nam but who are sick of hearing Kerry talk about Viet Nam... IMO, Vietnam is an issue that a lot of people of all different political stripes are just plain sick & tired of hearing about and that, rightly or wrongly, it's a stone around Kerry's neck from a lot of perspectives.