The way things spin: If the Kerry rumor proves false it will give him a huge boost, particularly witth the sympathy crowd; and the Dems will accuse the Republicans of smearing. Nothing will help Bush with the AWOL smear because the press is after him like they were after Dean and Nixon. They will find more lies. BTW, any accusation that FOX is a Right Wing network just fall apart these days. They are "centerist", meaning they are just like everybody else but not quite as good. No accident that CNN out drew them on election night. Even the New York Post is reporting the Kerry "rumor". If you want the data just cruise the Brit papers, at least they ain't afraid. And that babe is really a babe/