Let's settle this as a fact to work from: this is not about patriotism - it's about judgment

From the Drudge Report: KERRY MISSES MASS. SOLDIER'S FUNERAL FOR FUNDRAISERS

So why wasn't U.S. Sen. John F. Kerry [D-MA] at last week's funeral of Matthew Boule, 22, the Dracut, Massachusetts native who was the state's first soldier to die in the Iraq war?

Kerry, a decorated Vietnam War veteran who is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, was in Arizona on Tuesday -- fundraising and campaigning -- the very hour Boule was being buried, the DRUDGE REPORT can reveal.

Kerry's office did not respond to a request for comment.

Right now, Kerry staffers are preparing a statement that - as sure as the sun rises tomorrow - will once again try to cash in on the Senator's service in Vietnam. "Harrumph! How dare anybody question the Senator's patriotism!" Tom Delay may be mentioned.

This is not about patriotism. It's about common sense and doing the right thing. It's about honoring a soldier from your home state who, whether you agreed with the cause or not, died for his country. Shame on you, John Kerry. At least my governor, Mitt Romney, found the time to show his respect.