“No shame” and other terms for Sen.Tom Harkin

Yesterday I posted Tom Harkin belongs on your "No Shame" list.

The short of it: Sen. Tom Harkin, a staunch supporter of Sen. Barack (“Don’t question my patriotism.”) Obama attacked Sen. John McCain’s and his family’s military service. Democrat Harkin said their service makes McCain look “pretty dangerous.” Harkin himself had been exposed in 1992 for making fraudulent claims about his own military service including that he had served in combat in Vietnam when he had not.

I want to respond to part of one of the comments. Commenter’s in italics; I’m in plain.

So let me understand this. According to Senator Harkin, since Sen. McCain has "seen military service and [has] family ties to the military [that gives] him a "pretty dangerous" outlook and [makes] him less suitable as president."

But "when [Harkin] hears [criticism of Sen. Kerry] coming from Dick Cheney, who Harkin says was ‘a coward,’ who would not serve during the Vietnam War, it makes [Harkin’s ] blood boil."

So being in the military is a negative if you are a Republican and not being in the military is a negative if you are a Republican. I would hardly use the appellation "No shame" for Sen. Harkin; I would think, "incoherent" or "addled-brained" is the better term.

Thanks, Commenter, for an excellent deconstruction of Harkin’s remarks. “Incoherent” and “addled-brained” sure fit them.

But with all of that, he still belongs on your "No shame" list.