Al Gore got slaughtered because he was Al Gore! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" />
Your first example: Kerry got caught in yet another flip-flop. He said he threw away his medals long ago, and then later on said they were someone else's medals, and then changed it to some of his "ribbons" and someone's medals. Kerry brought that coverage on himself! It had nothing to do with Bush. That was Kerry's way of trying to divert the heat.
Your second example: I believe you are incorrect. While the media did divert some attention to Kobe and Martha, it wasn't that much, and we're still in the midst of the WMD scandal! And the whole "Its Bush's Fault" movement is bogus, everyone in Washington believed the same intelligence including congress. In my opinion, Congress is just as guilty!
Regardless, I tire of arguing politics. I should never have started.
