Heroism
It depends

A hero is as like as not
A fellow who got fatally shot,
Not someone who's been left to rot
In a place like Gitmo or Nam.

But with the proper PR that's not so
And a reputation can grow
To a point where no one can know
What is so and what's merely a scam.

For a prisoner of war like McCain,
Whose sex life was hard to restrain,
Heroism's dependent on pain
And copious amounts of flim-flam.

Many doubt aggravated assault,
An opponent's last minute default,
Or a fall in the San Andreas fault,
Could keep his from being a sham.

Bob Carlson
www.politicalboondoggles.com
7/2/08

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