your inability to see the difference isn't surprising. its part of what makes the paul campaign such a sucess.... um never mind
And your inability to have a rational discussion without resorting to petty insults when someone says something you can't counter isn't surprising.
So...proven courage in the face of years-long imprisonment, actual torture, and threats of death counts for nothing?
When talking about being the President of the United States...yes. Sure, he was brave and courageous and all that, but just because he went through hell does not make him presidential material. How he actually performed in the Senate is a worth more on deciding should he be president that the years he spent as a POW.