Yankeedoodle makes it quite clear with a post over at Today In Iraq. We all know Bill Clinton's flaws but here's another example of his basic human decency.
George Bush could take a lesson although it's probably too late. A life of unearned privilege and being surrounded by yes-men has damaged his character probably beyond repair.
In October 1993, Master Sergeant Gary Gordon and Sergeant First Class Randy Shugart were killed during the Battle of Mogadishu trying to rescue a helicopter crew. They were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
At the White House presentation ceremony, SFC Shugart's father, Herb, launched an angry, personal attack on President Clinton, blaming him for his son's death. The vulgar diatribe lasted for several minutes, during which President Clinton endured the embittered father's wrath.
At the time, I read about this incident in a German newspaper, but today the only on-line references I could find are on right-wing websites - all of which find Herb Shugart's behavior quite praiseworthy. (I won't link to those sites, but you can find a nice example at Powerslime.)
However, the German news article I read contained something you won't find on any of the wingnut sites. The Secret Service had warned President Clinton beforehand that Herb Shugart, a Clinton-hater who had been quite vocal since his son's death, was planning to cause an unpleasant scene at the presentation ceremony. Still, President Clinton chose to personally present the posthumous Medal of Honor to Mr. Shugart for his son's valor and sacrifice.
It may be helpful to remember that President George H. W. Bush - not President Clinton - ordered US troops into Somalia shortly after he lost the 1992 election.
Yesterday, a cowardly George W. Bush sped past Cindy Sheehan - twice - inside his blast-proof Presidential limousine as he went to an invitation-only fundraiser. Bush has spent the past week hiding from this woman, whose son died in a Baghdad firefight.
Bush fears Cindy Sheehan. He fears a tongue-lashing from an angry parent.
Bush is unfit to be Commander-in-Chief.
Read Today In Iraq here: http://dailywarnews.blogspot.com/