Kennedy had a record that let him criticize the GOP on defense. Kerry and Edwards pretending to be tough is a joke and an obvious fake.
"They really are pulling a Kennedy in 1960."
Kennedy in 1960 invented a problem that wasnt there (the 'missile gap') based on phony intelligence, and used it for political purposes.
The equivalent to that has been happening, what with Half-bright's lies about Bush 'letting North Korea build nukes' ... ahem, they were doing it since 1994, what did you do about it Maddie?
This attempt to move to Bush's right on the war on terror is simply laughable ... it does nail down a few ignorant folks who lap up everything the Dems tell us, so it may 'work' electorally.
But as a guide to actual Presidential behavior? All it says is we have wind-blow air-dried pols running for office.