Veterans have been grumbling about John F. Kerry ever since he became the front-runner for the Democratic nomination.
Now that he's officially the Democratic nominee for President of the United States, the vets have stopped grumbling, and started talking.
Now I know the first thing the Kerryites will claim is Republican Attack Machine(tm)! The only problem is that the men in the ad actually served with Kerry.
Ooopsie.
Not to mention that several of these men were also awarded the Bronze Star, Silver Star, and other decorations. Most especially not to mention Rear Admiral Roy Hoffman. That's flag rank, bunkie.
Oh, a request for the Republican Attack Machine(tm) paranoids: show me some cancelled checks, or receipts, before you start puking out more accusations, as evidence.
I'm thinking Kerry is really going to regret saying "Bring it on." by November. Heh.
Kerry has McCain's support on the issue. The White House is distancing itself from the ad. By next week it will be old news.
From Kerry's standpoint it is politically advantageous to get these charges aired now, instead of in October. Same for Bush with respect to National Guard service.
Posted by: Joel Thomas at August 5, 2004 7:18 PM