Simply put, whatever you believe about the dog Kerry claims to have had on his swift boat in Vietnam, pictures do not lie. I tried to paste the image here, but couldn't, so please go to the below link to see the photo.
And really, are questions about dogs 40 years ago really worth this bitter political discourse?
Photo is at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/25/politics/main638244.shtml
Begone, thoust troll.
Leni
It's about John Kerry's pattern of behavior. He's a liar and an opportunist. So, yes it is important.