Kerry picked this fight

As Jeff Jacoby of the Boston Globe points out, John Kerry has no legitimate business griping about the questions being asked about his war record.

He's the one who chose to make it the centerpiece of his campaign.

For what people can expect who make an issue about something in the course of running for President and then expect not to be held accountable for it, see Gary Hart's challenge to the media to follow him around in 1988.