However, despite my remark to GUEST above, s/he makes a point that Kerry should be made aware of. Electioneering is much like chess or fighting: it's really about timing and tempo. If you allow the opponent to establish the 'pace' of events, and if you are always responding, you will eventually lose. The way for Kerry to win this, IMO, is to unleash a devastating piece of filth about Bush--shouldn't be too hard to come up with that, given Bush's track record of lies and bullshit--just enough time (but not too much time) before the election that the spin doctors cannot refute the allegations. Quid pro quo. You may not think that's fair, but really, given the Bush 'trail of deceit', who friggin' cares? There are no rules in a knife fight, and the Bush team make the rules as they go along anyway.