[NYTexan]

BTTT

[HarryCaul]

Story over, forged documents. Yeah, that wasn't the whole story, but welcome to politics, suckers.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

From what I have seen, the plan which has been orchestrated between the Democrats and CBS is rolling out as scheduled, despite the evidence that the CBS-60 Minutes premise is bogus. Harkin was the first to take the stage on queue, despite the fact that he has just finished any credibility he might have held. Soon he will go down in history with the likes of Willie Horton.

[Utah Girl]

One more quote:

Kerry is trying to keep a safe public distance from the attacks, aides say, although in a midnight speech in Ohio minutes after Bush concluded his convention speech a week ago, Kerry went after Bush for his National Guard service and Vice President Cheney for not serving at all.

Oh yeah, like we're supposed to believe that all of this isn't coordinated. I think Susan Estrogen with her loose lips signaled what was coming down the road.

[blondee123]

You know, WHO REALLY CARES what he did that many years ago? I am so sick of this smear by Kerry, if that is all he's got, that's pathetic.

G.W. has been in the White House for almost 4 years, so WHO cares, it didn't matter til now??????? NOT!

[Uncle Miltie]

G-d I love it when the old media is still firing at a ghost, while they've already been stabbed in the back by their friends at the DNC.

[Robert357]

The view from up above is that the political campaign at this point for President is about winning the hearts and minds of the moderate un-decideds.

Slinging mud only works in such situations if it sticks and the moderate undecideds say "ugh, I can't vote for somebody like that!"

To the extent that many media outlets are now indicating that the basis of the CBS story is fake documents and to the extent that Stolen Valor gets any media attension, the moderate will think that Kerry is more sleezy than Bush. This one has backfired for the Dem's and especially the Carville Clinton backroom slimes.

Hearts and minds will not be won and folks expecially main stream media will be a little more reluctant. I expect that Dan Rather will be taken to the woodshed by CBS brass and not come back again with any hatchet jobs for a year or two.

[Ken K]

It would be important to know who is behind these forgeries? Whose idea, who paid, who actually drafted the documents, who arranged the signatures , etc. Does it go to the highest levels of the Democratic party and the Kerry campaign? Is it the news agency - first it was AP and now CBS? The public deserves to know. It needs to know.

[popparollo]

A link has been established between sKerry and the forgeries. Check out related stories on Drudge.

[River_Wrangler]

Have not had time to research and verify but heard a caller to a local (Houston) talk show that said he did a Selective Service search and Bush was number 321 at the time he enlisted in the National Guard. If true he would not have had to worry about the draft for years IMHO this makes his service voluntary and most honorable.