Former Mass. senator and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry is an accurate precursor for today's 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls.  Unbearably self-absorbed and phony, Kerry's military career was rife with controversy, surrounded by justifiable doubt regarding the legitimacy of his having been awarded three Purple Heart medals.  Kerry should have sloughed off the very idea of accepting those Purple Hearts for injuries no worse than a shaving cut, but he didn't.  Kerry simply used his military service as a box to be checked off, to fulfill a requirement for his future political ambitions. Like Kerry, today's Democratic Party does not care about the good of the country as a whole, nor does any current Democratic presidential contender care about the military or understand much about its role.  The Democrats are simply interested in winning elections and attaining power, not in furthering the best...(Read Full Post)