The Boston Globe ran a profile of John Kerry last summer. I haven’t yet read the whole thing, but it mentions his only arrest of his life during a protest on Memorial Day in 1971. They also link to an old Doonesbury which takes a jab at Kerry for his relentless self-promotion. By contrast, G.W. has been arrested three times: once for stealing a wreath intended for his frat house, once for disorderly conduct at a Princeton-Yale football game for some sort of involvement in tearing down a goal post and finally his 1976 DUI arrest. There’s also speculation that he was arrested for cocaine possession in 1972 and subsequently had the record expunged, but the reports are conflicting. There’s also the old story that Bush originally lied about the 1976 DUI arrest and subsequently acknowledged it.
If we’re going to nitpick about past actions (even though we don’t have first hand knowledge), let’s talk about arrest records and what they mean for a current president or presidential candidate.
EDIT:More from DailyKos on the Karen Hughes comment.