[noexcuses]

That photo doesn't show that in the second before, he raised the binoculars, in the next second he took the lens caps off.... Clinton never took off the lens caps as far as I've heard..but pretended all was well.

[Papa Cannabrew]

I don't doubt that there's more to the story, or that he didn't quickly realize the caps were on. And I'm sure that in a film we would see exactly what you describe. But raising them to your eyes without checking first is wasted motion, and whether or not you think it's foolish, the image remains. Just like the Kerry images here. So my point remains: let's keep this focused on issues, and not iamges.