This is great, great news. It shows that Kerry STILL hasn't figured this campaign out. ANY, I repeat, ANY sentence that puts "George Bush" and "War on Terror" together---even in an attack---merely reinforces that there is a War on Terror and that Bush is doing something about it!. I love it, but I'm amazed that there doesn't appear to be a Dem in the entire country who can tell Kerry to SHUT UP about a) the Swiftboats and b) the War on Terror. He CANNOT WIN EITHER OF THOSE ISSUES
Excellent point. W's statement on winnability would only hurt him if people thought for a second that he wasn't resolute on fighting terror or that Kerry was tougher than W on terror. Since no one believes that, raising the issue, as you point out, only hurts Kerry.
If Kerry were smart, he would stop responding to the swift veterans, etc., and focus almost entirely on his plans for the economy, health care, etc. Boring, but his only chance of changing the subject to an area where the polls show he's competitive.