Bush is desperate and on the run- they just played their best hand early

[NewYorkerfromMass]

Folks, the ads of the POW's and vets complaining about Kerry were supposed to come out later in the campaign.

Trying to portray Kerry as anti-American and featuring the Kerry-despising former POW's and vets were supposed to be their coup de grace. It has always been Kerry's main Achilles' because it goes to the heart of the "supporting the troops" mantra. Unfortunately for the beleaguered Bush team, Kerry's polling has been so strong that they had no choice but to play this hand now. I know these ads will have some affect, and Kerry's numbers will go down a bit, but when the dust settles Kerry will re-emerge on top. There is plenty of time to restore Kerry's support, and neutralize all the smears.

Timing is everything with these types of stories- remember the Bush DWI story?... Last weekend of the campaign- and it put Gore over the top.
At the very least, these ads were supposed to come out AFTER the GOP convention.

This will all be ancient history in 6 weeks.