(1)Kerry has taken the SBVT ads very, very personally. He really believes his own heroism stories.
(2)Kerry is very unused to being unable to control things.
(3)It was a big mistake to do so because there is really no way to control the attention this story will now receive.
So I came home, popped some mental popcorn, and surfed on over to FR to watch the fun.
Make that "three things struck me..."