details, you have brought into focus a couple of different things, one has to do with how do you have an 18 count indictment with all these charges and i m looking at it now, again, most of them conspiracy, bribery, but they had a lot of other evidence. but the bar is different now because of a recent case, you ve got to prove things in a different way and in a bigger way for lack of a better term. you brought that into focus and that certainly played a role in this trial. if you didn t meet that higher bar he was going to at least be in a position where the government might get another bite at the apple, it s not an acquittal but he can walk away today. the other i want to talk about is the politics of this, not getting into deep but democrats are looking in the senate, if bob menendez didn t come back, if you are not able to come back to cast his vote in the senate, that 48th seat that they have was going to have a deficit. that s right, the balance of power is an issue here in thi
military, though if you talked to them today they ll tell you it s the proudest thing they ever did, to wear the uniform of the united states. and a lot of them died. i had a lot of friends who didn t come back. i had a lot of friends around me who didn t come back. i had a lot of friends i couldn t save. to elevate or to to reduce the exchange between a president of the united states and the widow of a, of a slain warrior to a public spat is not only the height of ineptitude, like i said. it speaks to an ignorance that extremely difficult to find anywhere else in public life. jack jacobs honor and privilege to know you, my friend. thank you, and let me say, thank you to all of the service men and women and their families who are a part of that small number of people who are helping us all stay safe. we have a lot more to come. harsh homecoming.
it s been a lot for us as a family. a lot for kevin and marina as well. what did you want america to know about your son and brendan that you felt this book gave you the opportunity to do? as the president said in arlington, their story is america s story. it s a story of brotherhood, friendship. these guys had character but would be the first to say you know it s not about that. it s about all that served we go out and talk to high schools about that we ask that question. high school students. we tell them, you know you can serve in honor of those that didn t come back, behind a hero. get inspired and make a difference with family, your community. at your school. and for your country. it doesn t have to be in uniform. get more connected. what better example than those guy that s have served selflessly for these many years. colonel, thank you very much. thank you. beautiful story.
process there are a lot of things going on. it s been a lot for us as a family. a lot for kevin and marina as well. what did you want america to know about your son and brendan that you felt this book gave you the opportunity to do? their president stri, as the president said in arlington, their story is america s story. it s a story of brotherhood, friendship. these guys had character but would be the first to say you know it s not about that. it s about all that served we go out and talk to high schools about that we ask that question. high school students. we tell them, you know you can serve in honor of those that didn t come back, behind a hero. make a difference with family, your community. at your school. and for your country. it doesn t have to be in uniform. get more connected. what better example than those guy that s have served selflessly for these many years. colonel, thank you very much. thank you. beautiful story.
process there are a lot of things going on. it s been a lot for us as a family. a lot for kevin and marina as well. what did you want america to know about your son and brendan that you felt this book gave you the opportunity to do? their president stri, as the president said in arlington, their story is america s story. it s a story of brotherhood, friendship. these guys had character but would be the first to say you know it s not about that. it s about all that served we go out and talk to high schools about that we ask that question. high school students. we tell them, you know you can serve in honor of those that didn t come back, behind a hero. make a difference with family, your community. at your school. and for your country. it doesn t have to be in uniform. get more connected. what better example than those guy that s have served selflessly for these many years. colonel, thank you very much. thank you. beautiful story.