Not all Hero's are Republicans

Kristol,

Palin's assertion (and your concurrence) that only John McCain “has truly fought for America” is telling. It highlights the fundamental flaws of neo-cons like yourself who believe mistakenly that all American 'wars' are foreign and not domestic. Blind to the needs of homeland's citizenry you confuse military service, albeit noble, with patriotism.

Indeed, they are many fronts in the battle for the preservation of the nation today and some choose to fight on the fields at home, in the inner cities, and yes as community organizers. Their commitment to the war on inequality and poverty at home, to the war against upper class entitlements are no less important. Heroes come in all shapes and colours and, despite your assertions to the contrary, John McCain is far from the only 'hero' this season who is standing before the American people and pledging to fight for them.