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Al Gore, the King of Campaign Dirty Tricks, would be the first to tell you that it's too early to drop the hammer on the "Dishonorable Discharge" gambit. You need to wait until just 7 to 10 days before the election.

Well, I'm not talking about timing here, and simply dropping the hammer is not my objective.
Kerry has been hiding from his post-Vietnam record. He has no reason to release the messy details of what happened when he came home. It's not in his interest. The only way to get him to release his records is force him to defend himself with his record by giving him something to lose if he does not. As it stands right now, with nothing to defend against, Kerry can only stand to lose by releasing his records. His hand needs to be forced.

I have no idea on what the right time is to do it, I only know that it must be done. Waiting too long may not give it time to fully ripen, particularly in the MSM. Waiting too long could give Kerry the excuse that there isn't time to release his records now, even saying that Republicans purposely waited until it was too late to process the paperwork so that he couldn't defend against it in time of the election. Then he would just call it a dirty trick and assure people that there was no truth to it and they just need to believe him. I'm sure he would use righteous indignation and anger to try to turn it around on the GOP. Or he could just ignore it and ride it out, knowing the media would downplay it.

My interest in not in smearing Kerry with a last minute charge. I would like to give him ample opportunity to defend himself, if he can. That's just it, I don't think he would be able to.

Right On! God Bless the Swiftvets for their efforts and Remember that only one boat left the other boats and ran down river that unusual night!Will that same skipper turn and run the first time he comes under fire now?

The Truth will out. Even if elected, Kerry's going to have to deal with this accusation.

IMHO, if Kerry is not polling within 5 points of the President a week before the election, then his support will collapse to the 40% level. Some Dems will stay home; some will defect to Nader.