It seems to me that Kerry looks petty without our help and swing voters could care less about Bush's National Guard service - anymore than they cared about Clinton's "I didn't inhale while avoiding the draft" history.
You have an appropriate moniker. I don't know how the public will perceive Kerry and whether the GWB National Guard story will have legs. The feeding frenzy by the WH Press Corps is some indication as to what we are up against. My only point is that we should leave nothing to chance and every aspect of Kerry's record bears scrutiny including his war record. It need not be a frontal assault and the timing should be gauged to have the most effect. No need to shoot our wad before Kerry is even the nominee.
Perhaps, more effort should have been spent comparing Clinton's draft evasion with GHWB's military record. Too often the GOP lacks the instinct for the jugular and bareknuckled politics the way the Dems play it in the big cities. Anything goes. Gore was almost successful in dropping the DUI on GWB in the closing moments of the campaign. We need to attack Kerry's vulnerabilities and not trust the swing voters to come to their own conclusions.