Have you noticed the meme in the conservative media where some right-wing talking head will decry Kerry's complaints lodged with the FEC against the Swift Boat ads? They'll say something about how Kerry is–gasp!–using <b>lawyers</b> to <b>stifle free speech</b>.

What do they expect him to do, go over to Swift Boat Veterans For Truth headquarters with a machete? Excellent spin on that one. Consider, O my Republican friends, if two-hundred-and-fifty-odd demonstrable liars took out a national advertising campaign to defame you with a book deal on top. You wouldn't resort to complaining to the proper authorities, would you? That's just dirty.