"So? Is not making it a campaign cornerstone a reason to ignore failing to meet his responsibilities"

He did almost 5 years and was honorably discharged. thier is nothing that states he failed to meet his responsiblities. If in fact he did not participate in the Alabama guard unit they did not care and it was common practice. Evidenced by the same situation as Kerry. If you want to hold Bush to that standard there is a simialr 6 year period in Kerrys service before he was discharged. In that period Kerry met with veitnamese leaders making him in violation of the UCMJ and he should be charged with treason. So pick which one you find a more serious issue to question someone character.