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I think this one is rapidly devolving into a matter to be handled by The Department of "How Stupid Do They Think We Are?" Nevertheless:

Bush's re- election campaign lawyer said he is giving legal advice to the veterans group that is challenging Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's account of his service in the Vietnam War, the Associated Press reported.

Benjamin Ginsberg said he agreed to provide legal service to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth when asked to advise the group about a law related to the First Amendment, the wire service reported.

Ginsberg, who said he hadn't decided whether to charge the group for his work, didn't tell the Bush campaign what he discussed with the group, AP said, citing Ginsberg.

Of course not!

Last week, Kerry filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission alleging that the Bush campaign is illegally coordinating the Swift Boat group's advertisements against the Democratic candidate, the wire service said.
(via Bloomberg)

Wow! "Hasn't decided whether to charge the group." Bush certainly picked a generous lawyer!

Um, could it be that Bush needs to communicate with the Swift Boat Liars, and needs, oh, someone with attorney-client privilege to do so? I wonder why that would be?