Yes, I'd argue that all PEOPLE lie, but the question is what the intentions and consequences of the lies are.

Beyond that, there is no really good evidence that Kerry lied. What this story actually quotes is a passage from a biography about Kerry, which used his diary as a source. No one in the media has seen the actual diary. Could it be the biographer made a mistake? Could the quoted passage come from a different date?

Here is a passage ffrom the original article:

"While the date of the four-day excursion on PCF-44 [Patrol Craft Fast] is not specified, Brinkley notes it commenced when Kerry "had just turned 25, on Dec. 11, 1968," which was nine days after the incident in which he claimed he had been wounded by enemy fire."

Note the weird first sentence. Brinkley is the author of the biography. So if the date IS mentioned by Brinkley, where is it "not specified?"

In the diary, perhaps?

So what we have, it seems, is an undated passage in a diary, which is assigned a date by a biographer. That date is somehow taken to be Kerry's own word, and Kerry is accused of lying.

Come on, guys!

Finally, as to credibility, the same website which "broke" this story contains the following headline today:

Amazing role of U.S., Israel, Iraq in Bible prophecy

Their editor is the author of the right-wing diatribe "Taking America Back."

The site began as a Clinton-bashing website in the 90s. It claims to be against all government corruption, but since Dubya has been in office, all the criticism has shifted to Democrats in Congress. How convenient!

In other words, they're a bunch of kooks who are both right-wing and partisan.

So who's doing the lying?