To me both sides are just silly in all this.
The focus now is on Kerry ... did he lie? Is the Bush group playing dirty politics? but it was equally as silly with the National Guard thing and Bush earlier this summer.
Who cares?
It was forever ago and will have no bearing on the presidency. Amazing how much importance is placed on military service in the US.
Imagine Chretien or Preston Manning with a rifle?
I wouldn't call Dole a Bush guy either ... just like I wouldn't attribute every silly comment made by Howard Dean to Kerry.