Glenn Reynolds: Volunteer Hatchet Man Or Village Idiot?

This is just breathtaking:

As I've said before, the medals are a distraction, and Kerry's real problems lie elsewhere. So expect the pro-Kerry spin to involve a lot of talking about the medals, as if that were the only issue.

Glenn thinks the real problem is the Christmas in Cambodia affair. Let's just clear up what that was. Eighteen years ago, John Kerry said he was in Cambodia 35 years ago (from now), and wrongfully (shamefully!) claimed to have been there five weeks earlier, during Christmas, than he actually was. This is a non-story. For the SBVF"T", it's a tertiary concern. Their primary motivation is Kerry's Senate testimony, whereas the bulk of their charges deal with his medals.

The medals are a distraction, Glenn? That's what the fuck his accusers are accusing him about. Misremembering the date of one's excursion into Cambodia is something most people can live with. Being falsely accused of cowardice, manipulation of records for personal gain, and court-martial-able offenses like fleeing under fire and inflicting wounds on oneself to escape combat, are the sorts of things anybody with a pulse would be furious about. Pro-Kerry spin? Are you the slightest bit concerned with your own integrity, Glenn? Are you going to report on the emerging connections between the Bush campaign and the SBVF"T"? Not unless you can spin it as left-wing media bias, I suspect.

I guess I haven't answered the question in the title of this post. I think it's both, plus vapidly grinning dork.