Among Schoolchildren

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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Regarding Brian DeBose's "Kerry pans president for staying with tots on 9/11," (Page 1, Friday): I remember where I was on September 11; does Sen. John Kerry remember where he was? Mr. Kerry said on Thursday, "Had I been reading to children and had my top aide whispered in my ear, 'America is under attack,' I would have told those kids very politely and nicely that the president of the United States had something that he needed to attend to, and I would have attended to it."

What was Mr. Kerry doing to protect America while he was being evacuated from the Capitol? He wants us to believe that, had he been president, he would have run into …