Me Thinks Thou Dost Protest Too Much

John Kerry is either getting horrible advice or his opponents have a point. It seems that simple.

Bush has taken a merciless beating over the last several months, being called a liar, cheat, Nazi, idiot etc. He has never suggested any of his opponents should be silenced. Kerry has one group that vigorously oppose him and his team immediately starts imploding, he has been caught in numerous lies and inconsistencies. Rather than dealing with the substance of the attacks he is attacking his opponents, he is saying that Bush should tell them to stop, he is saying Bush's campaign is organizing the effort, his campaign is suing TV stations, trying to stop bookstores from selling a book.

Here is the thing: If all these guys are lying why is he so panicked about it? The desperation of his campaign is lending credibility to his opponents. It is really bad strategy. I am beginning to think it is, however, justified because Kerry has lied extensively about his background and his team knows it. It comes down to this: if Kerry is telling the complete truth then SIXTY FOUR other guys have to be complete liars. I don't think so. Still, if Kerry would just leave it alone it would likely blow over. My guess is he is NOT doing that because he knows that his opponents have a point.