Kerry's (lack of) intelligence

The Beatty campaign compares Jeff with Swiftboat Kerry on issues of national security:

Jeff Beatty on Terrorism / National Security

• 1983 – As a member of the Army’s Delta Force participated in the rescue of American medical students held captive in Grenada.
• 1984 – As a Special Agent advising the FBI National Hostage Rescue Team at the Los Angeles Olympics ready to plan the rescue of Olympic Athletes and civilians.
• 1985 -1992 – Conducted successful counterterrorism operations as a CIA operative in Europe and Middle East.
• 1990 – Recalled to active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm.
• 1996 – Warned and predicted the use of a package bomb at the Olympic Park months before  the Atlanta Olympics.
• 2000 – Warned all US major airlines about cockpit intrusion in apparent hijacking where the aircraft would be used as the weapon.
• 2003 – Discussed his reservations with Defense Department officials in Rumsfeld’s Conference room about the reliability of intelligence on WMD in Iraq.
• Over 300 national appearances on FOX, MSNBC, CNN, etc. as expert on terrorism and security issues.

John Kerry on Terrorism / National Security

• 1993 – 2000 Missed 80% of the public meetings of the US Select Committee on Senate Intelligence Committee (missed 38 of 49 sessions).
• Proposed bills to cut $1.5 billion from the intelligence budget during the 1990s. ($300 million per year in each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
• In 1997, Kerry questioned the growth of the Intelligence Community after the Cold War.
• 2002 – Voted for the Iraq War in order to look presidential for ’04 election.

Someone tell me why Kerry keeps getting re-elected?