President and CIC are the same thing, especially in these trouibled times.
CinC is a huge part of a president's job (especially now) but it's not the entire job. I think the Swift boat vets are doing the right thing by restricting their comments to military matters, specifically kerry's Vietnam service and post-war activities. I'd rather see the Bush campaign level any criticisms on his senate record than have the Swift boat vets do it.