I wonder if Kerry needs to say something tonight to completely disarm Bush on his tremendous distortions and outright lies about Kerry's record -- which, of course, form the basis of the president's entire campaign.
So here's my suggestion.
The first time Bush brings up Kerry's record (or rather, his version of Kerry's record), the Senator should reply thusly:
Mr. President, you've based your entire campaign on distorting my record on issues like Iraq and health care. What's next, that I voted to ban puppies and cancel Christmas? Come on. You're the president of the United States. You can do better than that. The American people deserve an honest debate, not a misleading one...
I know in a sense it's a ridiculous statement, but it hits home just how ridiculous many of Bush's charges are.