<p>After months of nothing but praise for John Kerry's Vietnam War service, President Bush's campaign spokesman publicly made light of it, drawing a stern response yesterday from Democrats who called the remarks an insult to all veterans.</p>
<p>Terry Holt, appearing on MSNBC's "Hardball" program Tuesday, was being pummeled by questions from host Chris Matthews about why, if Mr. Bush supported the Vietnam War, he didn't join up and fight.</p>