Wednesday, August 25, 2004
More Dispatch on Swift Vets
It was a good day for us in the Columbus Dispatch, with two separate editorials, both of which basically bashed the Smear Vets.
"Reasonable suspicions remain"?!! By whose standards?
War and remembrance: `Truth squad' fails to discredit Kerry's service in Vietnam
and
Refighting an old war: Critical issues ignored as rabid partisans distort the presidential campaign
Now there are still some problems. The second editorial, in an effort to be "even-handed," makes some appalling statements like:
President Bush's Vietnam-era military service, too, was questioned earlier in the campaign. Did he fulfill his duties in the National Guard? The records say he did, but reasonable suspicions remain. Did Kerry merit his medals? The records say he did, but reasonable suspicions remain.
"Reasonable suspicions remain"?!! By whose standards?
Oh, well, at least two of us on the Ohio letter-writing team were published on the same page! My letter on prescription drug importation and Mike Houlahan's letter criticizing Bush's troop redeployment plan. A two-fer!
