Everybody who served in John Kerry's boat under his command, save one, has stood with him.
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George Bush says what John Kerry did was noble. Yet he sees him being savaged by his own supporters.
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There is always strength in numbers. The more individuals or organizations that you can rally to your cause, the better.
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When the size of the group supporting your cause reaches a critical mass, any legislator or elected official has to pay attention.
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As Bill Clinton said so eloquently at the convention, during Vietnam there was a chance to serve; there was a chance not to serve.
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The important thing to understand about legislators is that there are dozens of competing interests and issues that occupy them. They are stretched thin.
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You've got people who didn't serve with John Kerry saying they did serve with John Kerry in the boat. With George Bush, we can't find anybody who did serve with him.
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When you run for president of the United States, everybody does the same thing in the campaign-they talk about veterans, how much they admire them, how grateful they are.
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The advantage that hospitals have over other institutions is that hospitals are community-based. You can't outsource your work; you can't move your emergency department to Pakistan.
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What you have is two men seeking the White House; they're both products of prominent New England families. They both went to private boarding schools. They both went to a prestigious university.
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