After reading your subject line, I thought all that talk of homophobia and crept into your subconscious.

Like many, looks like this other oddball musician named David attaches a little too much to what did or didn't happen 30+ years ago in a war we didn't belong in.

I guess it helps to know what one's notion of the Vietnam war is. On film, I think it was like Full Metal Jacket. Pat, you probably think The Green Berets was a documentary.  

But if all you want is someone who sits tall in saddle, then Kerry really is your man. Bush always looks like he needs the New York city yellow pages to sit on so he can look other's in the eye at dinner.