You see, they are letting the issue be Bush and his supposed non service. This is being done to scare the republicans away from attacking Kerry for his left wing behavior after returning from Vietnam. The repubs need to strongly attack Kerry for claiming, without justification, that the American soldiers in Vietnam were war criminals. The dems are scaring the repubs out of it, and even getting the bonus of going on the offense against Bush. You are exactly right. I would only add that the Dems don't want anyone to examine Kerry's war record, which is also worthy of scrutiny. Four months in Vietnam, three superfiical "wounds", and Kerry's initiation of a request to be reassigned Stateside using an administrative rule about being wounded three times. The best defense is a good offense.
YES! Back to the play ground...."Well you are too" philosophy!....
So much of the dems behavior can be compared to an elementary school playground. Which leaved the adults (R) to patrol it.