Thats gonna leave a bruise..better put some ice on that
I think that Bush et al knew this was comiing, they had to. They planned to let Kerry do what he has done, actually hoped he would. And their surprise is that while all of them are being coy saying 'we are looking into this",,,it is a charade. They know what they have and it will out. And Bush will look strong, not impulsive, not angry, not defensive and the contrast will be so striking.
Kerry ends up looking like a crazed lunatic and Bush looks like a Commander in Chief.