If they are going to dish it out, they're going to get it back. This whole "swift boats" campaign has been in the works for a long time - its being directed right out of Houston by a well known right wing wack job. I first heard about it from my brother, who is a rock-rib Republican Vietnam-era vet, months ago, when these guys were soliciting vets to partake in this - he thought doing this was the stupidest thing he ever heard of, and would cost the repubs the election. That McCauliffe stuff was the warning shot telling them to back off. Apparently they did not get the message. This is despicable on both sides, but they are essentially ripping open issues that Bush may regret opening. Bush may not be a deserter or coward, but by not showing up for his physical he should have been tried for dereliction of duty. If his daddy had not been a US Congressman, his ass would have been shipped to Nam or Leavenworth. And that is all in black and white, not "some soldiers said" BS.