What's the deal with Kerry having to release them. Doesn't the freedom of information act allow us access to them? Apparently not or apparently not quickly. Does anyone know the answer?

FOIA doesn't give us everything. There are certain types of records that can only be released by the individual himself/herself. This would include any files that contain medical records. And the medical records, of course, would have details about his purple hearts that people have been arguing over.

Watching the argument over The Hee-row's medals and records is a lot like back when I was in Junior High. There was a bully that decided to target me. He'd only knock me around when he had his pals with him or if there was a teacher close enough to bust me if I retailiated. I knew the fight was coming but was sure not enjoying the wait. In a ball game during PE a grounder took a funny hop and got him right in the nads. Took about three men and a building crane to straighten him up from the curled position. That felt awfully good, trouble is, it didn't solve the problem. That took another few weeks before I finally got to wade in and hurt him bad enough (while getting my hiney kicked) that, ever after, he left me alone. More than that, he moved aside when he saw me coming.
It's the same thing here, the medal controversy, the Christmas in Cambodia fairy tale, the Magic Hat, all variations of that long-ago ground ball, really fun to watch but the fight is still ahead. (did I mention how much fun it is to watch?)
The real fight, I believe, will start the day that new docmentary, Stolen Honor, airs. I can't wait. That's when we'll be rolling around gouging eyes and biting noses.
Until then, though, let's keep hitting ground balls. Maybe we'll get some more of those lovely bad hops.

Yeah, as a liberal (not Leftist) blogger, or ex-blogger, I have a feeling my drink of choice on the night of 3 Nov is going to be vodka, not champagne.

I -really- don't like Bush's attacks on the First Amendment. I'm not talking about Ashcroft, who's been doing nothing wrong that I can see, but about Bush. By this I mean: anti-flag-burning (an *essential* state's right); McCain-Feingold; the whole "under God" subversion. This nation is going to become a lot less democratic in the next four years.

But the alternative is Kerry. And Kerry was on the side of evil in the Cold War. Don't forget it. Many members of my family got purged from the Ukraine by Stalin. I can't forgive Kerry for siding with Stalin's acolytes in Viet Nam. How can I? He's never asked for forgiveness.

Imagine if some anti-anti-Nazi propagandist like Charles Lindbergh had got the nod to run against LBJ in 1964.

"Under God subversion"? Take a chill pill. What did the president do to keep "God" in the pledge? Right, nothing. You see, we have a "court" system that turned down the request to take it out. Pres, and even congress, had nothing to do with it (they put it in, but that was some 40 years ago). They put "In God We Trust" on the money as well back in the 20s. That certainly is taking away some free speech of someone.

FYI, kids can decline to say the pledge.

If you're trying to get the word "God" removed from all public utterances, the commies were especially good at that.

McCain-Feingold - I'm with you there, but it seems to be collapsing under it's own weight, and it certainly hasn't prevented me from expressing my opinion.

As so often, we'll need to reform the reforms. McCain-Feingold is not long for this world, in its present form.

"it's only that the corruption and deceitfulness of the man are being discovered before we elect him, rather than afterward." like with Bush...

Surely America can do better than Kerry or Bush.

I have so many arguments with Bush. And yet, he seems to be the man for the times. I'd even say he's wrong about more things than he's right about--but the ones he's right about are the big issues.

Mr. Jackson, thank you so much! Stop in any time!

I mean, Dr. Jackson. It's late, and I'm tired.

I don't know about you all, but I have never burned a flag, and see no reason to do so. Nevertheless, the day that flag burning becomes illegal, I will burn a flag in protest.