Worse for them, they cannot undo their failure now, they cannot reclaim the time they lost by not immediately standing proudly and decisively to support the troops after this assault on them by a Democratic leader.
A particularly egregious example: where is the "soldier's soldier" Jim Webb's denunciation of Kerry??? Webb's former and retired military supporters and enablers in the Republican Party should be outraged by his silence.
The Republicans must go on the offensive NOW and expand this debacle to stain the rest of Lurch's silent co-conspirators in the Democratic leadership and Party. If this issue remains narrowly about Lurch, the Dems will skate again. It isn't just about Lurch. It is about THEM. It is about THEIR elitist didain for and hatred of our brave men and women in uniform!
I really think you have a good point. In fact, it is such a good point that you should do this as a stand-alone essay. A corollary to this is something that just popped up on Fox, which is that not only was he dissing the troops, but he was dissing anyone who didn't go to college, including a fair number of blue-collar democrats. All of it is symptomatic of his elitist attitude.
However, your point is absolutely a zinger, and should be a stand-alone article in order to get the attention of GOP lurkers, so that it can get into the campaign speeches and ads ASAP.