The man is a disgrace!

Thank the good Lord above that Kerry isn't our President now...

How dare he smear and malign our troops like this???

The people of Taxachusetts ought to wise up and get rid of this cretin...

UPDATE: Michelle Malkin has an excellent round-up of reader reactions (don't forget to check the articles that trackbacked to her), including this set of data from David:

After just a quick search, I found the following:

Academic Education

-- 49.2 percent of officers have advanced or professional degrees; 39.4 percent have master's degrees, 8.5 percent have professional degrees and 1.3 percent have doctorate degrees.

-- 22.8 percent of company grade officers have advanced degrees; 16.5 percent have master's degrees, 5.9 percent have professional degrees and 0.3 percent have doctorate degrees.

-- 85.4 percent of field grade officers have advanced degrees; 70.7 percent have master's degrees, 12.1 percent have professional degrees and 2.5 percent have doctorate degrees.

-- 99.9 percent of the enlisted force have at least a high school education; 73.3 percent have some semester hours toward a college degree; 16.2 percent have an associate's degree or equivalent semester hours; 4.7 percent have a bachelor's degree; 0.7 percent have a master's degree and .01 percent have a professional or doctorate degree."

That comes from http://www.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?storyID=123027385 (about a third of the way down). I'm sure there's better information out there. Also, while I was in the military, I remember reading a study showing that the education levels in the military FAR outstrip anything seen in the civilian world. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anything like it in the short time I looked. I'd bet that if you contacted an official military liaison, they could give you good information instantly.

And you should also read Cassandra's excellent post on this as well:

America. It's a great country.

The land of the free and the home of the brave. Here, we have the freedom to do, or be, or even say anything we want. America is a land filled with opportunity; a land of plenty, and peace. A land where a young boy or girl can grow up to be an astronaut, a doctor, an engineer, an exotic dancer, or even a United States senator who gratuitously insults the men and women who gave him the precious freedoms enjoyed by every American:

"You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

Funny. I went to high school with my husband. He was a Merit Scholar with SATs in the 98th percentile. He got into every school he applied to, including (as I recall) at least one Ivy. He graduated from college with grades far better than John Kerry's, though he had a full-time job, a wife, and a baby to support while attending class. He could have written his own ticket, but he chose the Marine Corps. Of course, what would he know? By definition, he must not be terribly smart.

It just gets better from there... Now I'm also going to check out the Rott to see just how bloody-minded Emperor Misha and His minions are feeling...

(UPDATE 2) Ah, yes... The Emperor chimes in... And I have come to the personal conclusion that this Senator from Taxachusetts has so disgraced himself and his position that I can no longer offer him the courtesy of his legal name. I shall now refer to him only as "Lurch," without even "Senator" in front of it. My apologies to the actor(s) who have played this character in the past, but the resemblance is uncanny, and the moniker is family-friendly, at least, compared to others out there.