[cmccuist]

This has to be taken with a grain of salt because there is money to be made by the authors. I think that Kerry's war record is fair game, however for the very fact that he has made it the centerpiece of his campaign.

Every single time he opens his mouth we learn that he did in fact serve valiantly in Vietnam - a decorated war hero. If you are going to run on that fact and try and convince people that you are the best man for the job because you are battle tested, then there will be scrutiny.

If he had run on his record as a Senator, then that would also be thouroughly discussed and debated. My point is that he is the one who keeps brining it up. It's only fair that the accuracy of the claims be vetted for this reason.

W is running on the strength of his succeses battling terrorism and that is why the Democrats are constantly pointing out the failures - fair enough I say. Let each man convince us. Don't just give Kerry a pass because he says he's the hero.