[Nonstatist]

Does all this help Lurch's numbers or give the public a reason to vote for him? It helps him..not.

[JCEccles]

I think it helps Kerry by giving him a breather. A lot of conservatives are now bent to the task of nailing Rather, and all Rather has to do is hang tough. Rather is a sideshow. Kerry is the main event.

Once we had Kerry rocked back on his heels, we should never have let up.

I still think we can fight a two-front war (against a common enemy), but we must keep our priorities straight. Drawing blood on Rather does not necessarily translate into drawing blood on Kerry.

What would please me most is to see a poll or two where Bush's numbers bump up in the wake of Rathergate.