Swift Boaters score with first broadside

There was a contradiction between Kerry's claims in Senate testimony to have spent Christmas of 1968 in Cambodia while the President told the American people the troops were not in Cambodia. This was one of the claims challenged by the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, since the military records say that Kerry was stationed some distance from the Cambodian border. Turns out that the Swift Boaters scored at least one hit with their first broadside. Kerry has admitted to a "mistaken recollection" about his earlier claim.

That's a claim he made under oath before Congress, folks. We call that perjury and we impeached President Clinton for doing it in a pathetically-minor sexual harassment lawsuit. Kerry's perjury concerned the lawful behavior of US troops in wartime. How much more weighty can the issue become?

While Kerry was not a sitting President when he was testifying, and I think the Republican party is too smart to try to pull another impeachment, I also think the public is not at all interested in a President vulnerable to that sort of charge. Just as important, the admission from Kerry lends credibility to the other charges of the Swift Boat Vets. It's one thing if they are nothing more than a pack of partisan liars, but they've already forced Kerry to change his story on one issue; they may well be right about more than that.