Cynical Nation

I learned about this first from Glenn's site. It's an account of how John Kerry saved the life of his colleague, Senator Chic Hecht, when he was choking on a piece of apple.

Like Glenn, I applaud Kerry's genuine act of heroism.

But you know what makes it even more special for me? The fact the Kerry didn't use it as a centerpiece for his campaign. That Kerry didn't approach the podium at the Democratic convention performing a mock Heimlich maneuver with his hands. That Kerry doesn't carry Hecht's semi-digested apple chunk in a hidden compartment in his briefcase. That Kerry doesn't travel from campaign stop to campaign stop with his "band of Heimlich maneuver brothers."

Thank you, Senator Kerry, for not cheapening a simple act of heroism in this way.