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I can't agree that this photo is going to be a "whole lot of nothing," because it significantly undermines one of Senator Kerry's big issues, i.e., his war hero status. Given Senator Kerry's emphasis on his military background, he really invites an inquiry into his post-war activities relative to that background. I do think the photo would be largely irrelevant if Senator Kerry wasn't so deliberately and repetitively playing the Vietnam/military service card. I also believe that this situation is very different from the Mrs. Carter/Gacy photo. My recollection is that event was just a photo op, "wait on line and stand next to Mrs. Carter" type of thing where the subjects of the photo did not necessarily even know one another. In this instance, it's not as if Senator Kerry was a fan who saw Jane Fonda on the street outside a restaurant in L.A. and asked someone to snap a photo. Jane Fonda and John Kerry are at a specific political event that highlights their shared viewpoint (even if they didn't agree fully on every point, the main thrust of the event has been pretty well documented). John Kerry and Jane Fonda, unlike Mrs. Carter and Gacy, aren't together just by happenstance. And while they aren't sitting right together, they are probably within a row or two of one another. It would seem to me that you'd have had to be something of a VIP in the anti-war movement to get that kind of seat in front, near Jane Fonda. Or is that unlikely?

John Kerry attended anti-war protests with Jane Fonda, called those still serving in Vietnam war criminals, degrades Old Glory on the cover of his book and leads the radical VVAW-you can bet that will be relevant when he is only running on being this Vietnam veteran 'hero'. Our very own Captain America, folks. Kerry's a joke. Demonrats are a joke.