"Kerry's Strength," as you put it, ISN'T "his strength" once it is demonstrably shown (as these brave vets have risked so very much to do) that it is all premised upon a damnable, contemptible lie. Using your own "logic": if "Kerry's Strength" happened to be a media-complicit claim that he was The Returned Son of God, we couldn't argue against that, either.
Either this country is worth fighting for, or it isn't. A loss in '04 is unthinkable. Help, by all means, if either of those two sentiments stirs anything whatsoever within you... or move off to one side, and try not discouraging the others.
Kent: I agree with you.
GoMonster--please reconsider your logic etc. I think you are far toooo wrong for comfort on this.