[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Have the Kerry/Edwards campaign made a mistake here, sending the letter to radio stations?

[Congressman Billybob]

Have the Kerry-Edwards lawyers made a legal mistake by sending this letter? No. Some lawyers send threatening letters like this all the time.

However, have they made a POLITICAL mistake by sending out this letter? You bet. Like a child picking at a scab, they have made a bad situation worse. I would have expected them not to reply directly to the anti-Kerry ads, just as Bush stayed above the fray on anti-Bush ads.

It's a matter of not dignifying the charges by appearing forced to respond. The response helps convince some folks that the original charges were correct. It is one more tin-eared mistake by the Kerry Campaign.

John / Billybob