Clinton isn't running for office, Senator Kerry is.
...And taking your eye off of the ball to chase the guy who whacked you in the back of the head will cost you the ballgame everytime.
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What? Bush got clobbered for months in the media and you think he can't correctly point out security deficiencies of the former Clinton administration because of the so-called "New Tone" deal and the fact he's running against Kerry and not Clinton. This is suicide.
Politicians have a right to defend themselves when they're getting slaughtered. Not only that but they shouldn't allow themselves to be stuck on defense defending something they didn't do. They should be on offense.
Also - Kerry is part of the story about how dems as a group have weakened national security. Bush and the RNC missed a significant opportunity to point that out. (It's not just Bush I'm faulting - its the entire Republican team)