Absolutely correct.
The real objective here is to keep the Swift Boat Vets & their devastating (& unanswerable) charges out of the news.
Kerry is totally unable to answer their charges. The press must make Bush the issue from here on out, or Kerry loses the election.
They'll do their damnest.
Every time the Swift Vets come up the Democrat tools say they have been proven liars, and NOBODY CHALLENGES THEM, giving the clear impression that they're right to anyone too busy or lazy to check it out for themselves.