I said this process ONLY works when people are actually interested in an accurate answer AND are willing to engage in good-will cooperation to find the facts.  

The folks who were arguing about John Kerry's war record were interested in neither.  The REAL question was, What makes war-time "heroism" (or war crimes, depending on how one views these things) a prerequisite for the USA presidency?  For all the "debate" on John Kerry's war record, that question was never asked--as least I never heard it.

"Remember the I35W bridge--who needs terrorists when there are Republicans"