Looks like Senator Kerry's decision to make a certain four month chunk of his life the central pilar of his campaign...

... was about as smart as wearing acorn-filled Speedos to a squirrel party.

Navy Challenging Kerry's Medals

Newsmax.com -- The United States Navy is challenging the authenticity of Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam War medals, in a development that could prove to be the most damaging yet to the embattled Democrat's presidential campaign.

A Navy spokesman is calling Kerry's Silver Star citation with Combat V "incorrect" as it appears on his campaign Web site, explaining in an interview with Chicago Sun-Times reporter Thomas Lipscomb that the Navy has never issued a Combat V at any time for the Silver Star.

Whoopsie. Why is that old saying about 'the captain going down with the sinking ship' running thru my head?

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