Newsday.com | Boatsickness on the Horizon

"A group calling itself Swift Boat Veterans for Truth used the 60-second television ad to accuse Kerry of lying about the circumstances surrounding his first Purple Heart and his Bronze Star. It also charges that he betrayed fellow troops by protesting the war."

Betrayed fellow troops by speaking his mind? By performing a very American act one betrays fellow troops? Truly disgusting.

Oh, and by the way, how is it that being AWOL for National Guard duty is OK for these military men? How is it that grand phrases like "Cakewalk", "Bring 'em on!" and "Mission Accomplished" are not the most heinous betrayals of the troops?