Kerry's sense of humor?

Let me say this. I don't believe that Senator Kerry meant to insult the troops. Unfortunately, he did and his silly apology has only compounded the problem.

What's going on? Why Kerry's crack matters By Michael Medved is the best explanation I've seen:

1. He clearly meant it.
2. Kerry’s Comments Highlighted the Democrats’ Longstanding (and uncomfortable) Position on the Wrong Side of the Nation’s Key Cultural Divides.
3. Kerry’s Words Expose the Essentially Fraudulent Nature of Contemporary Liberalism: Expressing Disrespect for the Very Americans the Left Claims to Defend.
4. You Can’t Portray the Troops as Pitiable Victims and Still Say You Support Them in their Mission.

I love this:

"The Kerry comments demonstrate the hollowness in Democratic insistence that “we support the troops.”

If you believe that the difficult mission to which they’ve devoted their lives represents a war crime and a catastrophe;

if you suggest that they’ve been snookered- or forced -into a meaningless, perhaps genocidal errand based on lies and greed and neo-con manipulation;

if you see the soldiers on the ground (and in the air and on the sea) as hapless, helpless pawns in some monstrous oil-company conspiracy, then in what significant sense do you support these poor, abused troops?

They see themselves as part of history’s most formidable fighting force – as self-reliant adults capable of following the Marine motto (“improvise, adapt and overcome”) for the sake of an important mission that history will judge generously.

Which side in the current debate about the war – Republicans or Democrats—comes closest to expressing the soldiers’ conception of themselves?

The margin for Republican candidates among military voters (which regularly approaches three-to-one) provides the most direct answer to that question.

The Kerry controversy represents a significant event because it highlights the contrast in GOP and Democratic attitudes with unexpected clarity."

In other words, liberal Democrats have a different sense of humor than the rest of us.

P.S. Watch this video just released by the RNC. It's great!