No, that's the beauty of it.
Most of these numbers are the result of attacks on Kerry's service in Vietnam. It is Kerry's strongest hand, which is unfortunate for him, because it's mostly hype. The Swift Boat vets, spending a fraction of Soros's largess, are chipping away at the foundation of Kerry's 'warrior image' with devastating effectiveness.
The next hard hitting attacks will be on Kerry's actions in 70-72 with the VVAW. Their actions were questionable in the extreme, as were the results of their actions on returning veterans. In a bizarre and unadvisable coincidence, Kerry is about to combine an old mistake with a new one. Not only does he stand by his anti-military accusations made during the early 70s, but he is moving towards similar accusations against Iraqi veterans. In trying to paint Abu Ghraib as 'widespread abuses approved and executed from all levels of command', Kerry is swiftly straying onto familiar, but dangerous ground. The 'I'm trying to help the average soldier by painting him as a war criminal' routine may have worked in 1971, but in 2004 it will scare off voters like the plague.
The real critical hits will be when the cannons fire on his pitiful positions on defense spending for the last 30 years. Even running as a war candidate, he'll stuck between his shady Vietnam record and his atrocious record in the Senate. His casually dropped references to Vietnam will be tainted, and his calls for supporting the defense budget will look absurd.
Despite the spin, this is a sad state of affairs. With the election months away, Kerry is already looking battered, petty, and unable to roll with the punches.
The Democrats appear to have nominated a fatally flawed candidate. As much as some people despise Bush, and as easily as swing voters could be persuaded to vote against him, Kerry has too much baggage that will utterly alienate the average voter. See you in 08, Sen. Clinton.
You hit the nail on the head. There is SO much material on Kerry that STILL hasn't been unleashed. If we can't utterly destroy his campaign the fault is ours.
Soros will only back the Kerry horse if he thinks there's a chance he may win ... I suspect very soon Soros will be bailing out on Kerry and stop throwing good money after bad.
..See you in 08, Sen. Clinton..
Precisely; and if what's on the table now isn't enough to sink Kerry, she and Bill will set more up.
The final test of leadership is to to arrange for succession. Bush has failed the 'illegal immigration' issue; maybe he will fail this one. He has to set set Condi up as his heir apparent; Hillary can beat anyone else.
Add not attending 78% of the Intelligence Committee hearings while a member including ALL those after 9/11. Very responsible and dependable.