(Feel free to take this entry as an expression of frustration if you'd rather not take it at face value. I won't be offended.)
There's something to be said for the sheer audacity of the Republicans' campaign: Point your guns directly at your enemy's strongest point and blast away relentlessly. Kerry's entire campaign is designed to present him as a credible commander in chief. He is supposed to be somebody who won't start wars, who will protect the country in a meaningful way, and who can deal with terrorism. That's why he was nominated -- he was supposedly the only one who could beat Bush; he was the most "electable" of all the candidates. I don't want to fight the last war, but a cursory search of my post archive will reveal the low esteem in which I hold that argument.
So why isn't Kerry campaigning like a war hero?
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