Two questions:
This all started with the effort to "get Clinton" by the right. It continues today through the hatchetjob done on McCain and the attacks on Kerry's record.
No mention of the left's effort to "get Bush" on the Guard service?
So show me how only 4 months of admittedly pretty heroic combat means nothing when we are talking about running a Country
Show me how serving as a Junior Officer in a war 35 years ago should be the focus of a Presidential campaign when there's a lot of other "current affairs" that need resolution. A shadow war with terrorists, establishing democratic governments in two countries with no history of democracy, a lethargic economy where jobs continue to go overseas due to "free trade", medicare/prescriptions for seniors, tax debate/national debt..... well, I could go on but I think you get the point.
Kerry made his VN service the focal point of the campaign. Now he's not so happy about that.
A smart guy would rise above this and say "my record is out there..... let's talk about what needs doing now" and proceed to do just that.
This VN thing is a tarbaby for him. If doesn't figure out a way to let go, it's only going to get worse for the Winter Soldier.