Smearing John Kerry. The rightwing has already begun trying to diminish John Kerry's service in Vietnam. Look for wingnuts to begin making jokes about Kerry getting his medals for taking some shrapnel in the ass. Okay, when you put that way, it's a little funny. But conservative pundits will be criticizing Kerry for not releasing files right when they want them and delivering personal copies to their offices. Though they may have some regrets once people start to hear what exactly Kerry's military records say. For example, The Smoking Gun has posted a couple documents. Among other things, the documents say that Kerry demonstrated "all of the traits desired of an officer in a combat environment," and his performance is "among the top few." Compare that to Shrub's dental records from his days in the Texas Air National Guard protecting the nation from a Honduran invasion.
Is this really a debate that they want to have?