its already out there so it is not news.
any "documents" that purport to prove this charge is true can legitimately be claimed to be forgeries (whether they actually are or not!) given the precendent of the clumsily forged Bush National Guard letters... whoever uses them will suffer Dan Rather's fate.
I've never been a McCain fan, but I do believe that if there were a global crisis he would be cooler (temper tantrums aside) under fire than *any* of the other candidates whereas other candidates could very easily panic through inexperience...
being able to absorb pain builds strength of character... both my Dad and Grandad were POW's who suffered mightily during WWII, so I've seen the effect firsthand.
In a serious crisis, people who have been through hell and back already have learned ways to deal with it, that the board room types (such as my preferred candidate, Romney ;) might not have.
And that might be one of the big attractions of McCain.
His very voice, raspy and all, speaks of someone who may be a pain in the arse to deal with in the congenial walnut paneled rooms of our August senate, but who in times of crisis might still be standing, still calling shots, when all about him have become one-note basket cases.
And this might be part of the unspoken calculus here. Most of us might list several essential qualifications or positions that we insist on having in our candidate.
But when push comes to shove, there is one or two things, often not the ones even on that list, that are decisive.
In the case of the President, those like me who most worry that it will take a high powered executive type to keep that runaway federal government in check may well trust Romney the most. Those who most worry that it will take someone with brass gonads to get us through the occasional big crisis may well trust McCain the most.
Or ... it might be McCain that goes off the deep end. Some fear that; and I can't prove otherwise.