I must agree with you. I've never felt that service in the military gives an edge to be President. It really doesn't matter, nor does it affect the citizens of this country. I hate how both candidates are avoiding the issues at hand that are affected Americans from coast to coast. This is why I cannot support either of them. They are one in the same. Kerry and Bush oddly enough are two peas in a pod. At night they both remain wealthy and uncaring to the problems facing Americans. Their bickering further proves that huge chasm that exists between the two and the rest of America.