] ``It's kind of like a panic on the part of Kerry: Just
] because he got clobbered with his record he thinks
] something like this would hurt Bush,'' said Pete
] Domenici, a Republican Senator from New Mexico. ``But
] they're not in the same ballpark.''

[ Wait a sec, what?! So, completely unsubstantiated claims of possible exaggeration of war injuries are MORE RELEVANT than the standing CiC having outright lied about his service, having performed poorly when he did serve, and having gotten the opportunity to fuck around back home due to family connections and nepotism?

He's fucking right they're not in the same ballpark... if those "I think Bush is honest and forthright." numbers don't drop precipitously, my faith in the American public is gonna hit a new low. -k

and PS, what the fuck kind of bullshit response is this from the Kerry camp : ``These are questions for Scott McClellan and Dan Bartlett to answer, not the Kerry campaign,'' That's the softest answer i've ever fucking heard.]