[Solson]

This whole National Guard issue was brought up first and foremost by the Kerry campaign as an attempt to insulate Kerry from the onslaught of criticism over Kerry's post service antics. But it won't work.

The more the press and Kerry and the DNC make this an issue, the more it becomes a non-issue and at the same time opens up Kerry to multi-faceted attacks on his activities.

But, when Congressmen start to input political crap into a supposed serious hearing on the Iraqi war, look out. Not only with folks like Powell defend this President to the hilt, the general public will see this for exactly what it is.

[cat lover too]

I sure hope you are right that it won't work. I am very puzzled by this whole thing. I just can't see how this is a winning issue for them. But Mora and Mort on Brit's show both said this fight gives Kerry an edge. I can't see why they would think that.

Have there been polls that show that people's minds about the President are being changed because of this issue?

[Havoc]

You're right, and the next thing we should see is the Democrats asking that the rhetoric be toned down after they've spent 2 years building it to a fever pitch and telling whatever lie it takes to get it there to begin with.