McGovern saw combat. GHW saw combat. Kennedy saw combat. Ike ran the combat. Nixon vould have seen combat, but he didn't, he stayed on a Pacific supply island and won about 11k playing poker - that's 1940's money. Reagan sat in Hollywood, an Army captain making army films. GW did the air national guard with daddy's help, and was smart enough to fly the 101, a bomber interceptor NVK had no bombers. Clinton went to Oxford. Congressman Johnson stole a silver star. And Bone Spurs, well. Gore was in Vietnam. Kerry earned multiple medals in Vietnam. Everyone, but Bonehead Spurs knew McCain was an honorable POW (I was not a political fan, but respected him). We've reached the era of faux patriotism - stand for your flag, your money and your self but piss on the poor, the needy, the disenfranchised.