I think we know the answer to that.
They put forth their only two military figures (Kerry was swift-boated) and what do we have:
The deer-in-the-headlights Wesley Clark and poor Max Cleland the man who tried to catch the wrong grenade but has since become an embittered loser to Saxby Chambliss and has fallen to being a delivery boy for John Kerry.
Puuhhleeeze keep these two guys on stage.
Is Max still playing with hand grenades?
Max did suffer horrible injuries in Viet Nam. We should all be sorry about that. But I do get annoyed with the people who try to make his injuries heroic - he did something stupid. His injuries had nothing to do with the war.
But if you phrase things carefully enough, you can always fine someone gullible enough to believe what you want them to believe.