Quote Originally Posted by Watchman
You sure you're not rather overrating the Amercian electorate's five-second attention span there, Pindar ? ...well, okay, if you consider that Rove (in the case he's not finally been jailed for spouting so much hot air and BS it's become an environmental issue) and his jolly fellows are bound to dig it up...

No, I am not. Noting the reaction that has come from military personnel, that several Democratic Candidates cancelled scheduled appearances with Kerry, Senators such as McCain and Clinton have come down against Kerry's statement and the White House went on the offensive indicates the severity of the error. The error is solely the product of Kerry's entrenchment. If he had quickly come forward to say he misspoke and was sorry etc. much of the force of the reaction would have been muted. Kerry did not do so. The storm was his own making.