1. Bush supporting independents attack Kerry's military record. Bush stays silent. In retaliation, a Kerry supporting independent group attacks Bush's miltiary 'record'. Kerry condemns the ad. Who did the right thing? John Kerry, whether you support him or despise him did the right thing.
I think Bush did the rigt thing since its illegal to coordinate with 527s. Kerry was one step shy of violating election law when he started condemning that ad, and he asked Bush to demand the Swiftvet ad be pulled, a clear violation of election law.How is it "coordinating" with the group to tell them that you don't like what they're doing and that you want them to stop?