You gotta ask yourself... WTF were they thinking?
I've said many times that I don't think the Dems appreciate the effects the internet and other alternative news sources have had on the spread of news and information. They can no longer easily get away with lies and distortions. Mark Steyn nailed it in a recent article. He pointed out that prior to the internet, it would have been very difficult to locate and make known all Kerry's statements regarding his service, and the actual facts thereof. In playing up his Vietnam service, and not expecting it to be challenged, he is still living in a three networks on TV pre-internet world.