John Kerry's "Patriotism"

I'm suffering from deja vu. If there is one thing John Kerry should have learned from 2004, it's that the vast majority of Americans don't appreciate aiding an enemy during a war. In a speech on Saturday, Kerry said,

"I have come here today to reaffirm that it was right to dissent in 1971 from a war that was wrong. And to affirm that it is both a right and an obligation for Americans today to disagree with a president who is wrong, a policy that is wrong, and a war in Iraq that weakens the nation."

The funniest (or saddest) quote was his position on the Defense Secretary:

"That is cheap and shameful," he said. "How dare those who never wore the uniform in battle attack those who wore it all their lives."

I can only surmise that Kerry believes the U.S. government is wrong in placing a civilian in charge of the military, which has been the case since our founding. Otherwise he must think that if there is not 100% agreement among generals, then we shouldn't make any decisions at all. And he still wants to be President.

By the way, John Kerry was in Vietnam.

*Update*
Apparently Mary McCarthy fits Kerry's definition of patriotic. According to Drudge, Kerry defended McCarthy by saying:

I don't like leaking. But if you're leaking to tell the truth, Americans are going to look at that, at least mitigate or think about what are the consequences that you, you know, put on that person....You know, classification in Washington is a tool that is used to hide the truth from the American people.

Got that? Trying to catch terrorists through NSA surveillance and/or holding terrorists secretly is tantamount to "hiding the truth from the American people." What a joker.