Suggesting that John O'neill is a political hack doesn't hold up if you ask yourself what his motivations were when he publically challenged Kerry and his claims about his own and others Vietnam service BEFORE he ever met Nixon, or Kerry ever announced that he was seeking a political office.

It seems to me that O'neill has been CONSISTANT about his opposition to Kerry and the accusations he made about the men who served in Vietnam (before and after Kerry ever asked for a single vote). Kerry would be well served if his own views on anything were consistant from month to month--much less over 30 years like O'neill's.