Peanut Gallery (Issues, not Vietnam)

I find the whole swift boat battle amusing. It seems to me that Kerry is helping keep this thing alive because of his terrible record in Congress. The guy doesn't have much to his credit. Instead he can slug out it out in the mud with the swifties who have an axe to grind with him. Too bad there isn't a discussion of the issues at hand. But that would be too much work for both sides. No wonder more than half of the registered voters stay away from the ballot box.

The Edge

DFO: Kerry asked for it by making his controversial Vietnam War service -- rather than his lackluster U.S. Senate service -- the centerpiece of his campaign. I agree with you that this is an amusing diversion. But there's a lot of people who are easily distracted. Neither of the major prez candidates can bring this country back together. Then, mebbe nobody can.