Eating alone, in Iraq. Guess those troops aren’t as dumb as the senator thinks they are.

[Update at 10 AM EST]

Here’s more. You do have to give him some credit for being a good sport, though:

Before taking off, supposedly the helicopter pilot jumped out of the front seat while the rotor was turning (an extremely rare event), approached the rear of the bird, and asked Senator Kerry to autograph a copy of the photograph below.

To his everlasting credit, Senator Kerry was a good sport and actually signed it!!!

[Update on January 5th, 2007]

This story seems to have been debunked.