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No, the coulomb force does not come from the "exchange of gauge
bosons (the photon)". Photons exert only transverse forces; the
coulomb
force is longitudinal.
hmmm, never put these two facts together.
I'll have to rank this right up there as a major misconception.
gotta pull out those Feynman Lectures.
but just a word or two before I locate the books - would be
appreciated.