Do you have a source for that quote? I want to read the whole thing. Thanks for providing it. Always good to have the facts.
I couldn't care less about Bush's DUI (or Clinton's inhaling), but how one reacts toward military service when called points to character IMO, particularly when one wants to be Commander In Chief. As does seeking medals under false premises, if that's what happened. I share the feeling that a President shouldn't have to have prior military service, but avoidance of duty does mean something, at least to me. Particularly when that person then has the gall to try to tarnish someone else's record that did serve.