Rant

It was with deep sadness that I watched Vice President Dick Cheney lay a wreath and make a speech at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on this Veterans Day. I try to remember he did this as the Vice President, not as the man who, at a time when other young men were being drafted to serve their country, said he had "other priorities" and sought and received five draft deferments. Not as the man who was so eager to send our young men and women into combat against a nation that had not attacked us and was not a realistic threat against us. Not as the man who worked behind the scenes to undercut laws, treaties, the Constitution and many of the principles America stands for ... principles the Unknown Soldier and all other US military have served to defend. ANY other official, including President George W. Bush, would have been more acceptable than this man on Veteran's Day at our nation's most important symbol of ultimate sacrifice. For me, this was an insult to the Unknown Soldier and all his siblings in arms, alive and dead. tv