And the LAT is salivating all over themselves at the statement by Bush that Kerry was heroic (in harms' way), and Bush was not.
I'd really like to dispute that statement because the aircraft Bush was flying had a reputation for being difficult to handle .. it took great skill .. and it had a terrible accident rate with a great many deaths. Maybe Bush wasn't being shot at but the aircraft he was flying was not safesville. And .. Bush's commitment was much longer because of the training involved.
"Humble yourself, and you shall be exalted." There's a corollary to that Biblical saw, of which Kerry is in series breach.