Another fake Democrat war hero

Here's a surprise

Ex-military democrat running against Bush's war a phony

What?  Nobody asked to see his birth certificate?  WTF.  That could lead to trouble some day.

“ The thick-muscled man with close-cropped hair who called himself Rick Duncan seemed right out of central casting as a prop for a Democratic candidate running against Bush administration policies last fall. A former Marine Corps captain who suffered brain trauma from a roadside bomb in Iraq and was at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks. An advocate for veterans rights who opposed the war. An Annapolis graduate who was proudly gay. With his gold-plated credentials, he commanded the respect and attention of not just politicians, but also police chiefs, reporters and veterans advocates for the better part of two years. Yet, except for his first name, virtually none of his story was true. In reality, he was Richard G. Strandlof, a charismatic drifter with a history of mental illness and petty crimes who had moved from Montana to Nevada to Colorado, assuming different names and identities along the way.  [New York Times   A Deception, and a Reluctance to Ask Questions] ” How many times has this happened now?  Democrat poster boy anti-Bush warrior hero unmasked as psycho liar.  The Schlong doctrine states that any ex-military officer who runs for office as a democrat has, to a certainty, allowed ambition to trump any character and integrity he may have once had.  And, he is a liar.  No exceptions (are you listening James Webb?) On the other hand, the folks in Colorado's 2nd Congressional District are not too bright. [See Vets group endorses Polis; and Polis has a DREAM Carry on.