[AmishDude]

No way. If this were a purposeful leak that Kerry was releasing to get it done early, it would be done after he had locked up the nomination. The race is now in flux. Kerry is only the frontrunner because he's electable, now he's less electable.

Dean knew this was coming, hence his WI or bust comments.

[elk]

In our neck of the woods, we think it's going to be Edwards/Clinton ticket. You read it here first. Edwards fools the southern voters, Hillary rakes in the communists...it's highly plausible.

[Argus]

Can't you replay the Dem reponses to this in your sleep?

"It's his personal life."

"Republicans are puritan bluenoses obsessed with sex."

"What did you expect - he's French."

"Let's get back to Bush and the National Guard."

It's all too predictable.

[WOSG]

"No way. If this were a purposeful leak that Kerry was releasing to get it done early, it would be done after he had locked up the nomination. The race is now in flux. Kerry is only the frontrunner because he's electable, now he's less electable."

But the nomination *is* over. Kerry has locked up 12 out 14 state wins, has a huge lead over all other Democrats nationally.
Dean is dead, he down at 5%. Edwards is dying out there, way behind. It's over. Kerry will be the nominee. Great timing to throw out an allegation that turns out to be false, then they can sweep the *truth* of is shady marriage and dating past under the rug. Same way Clinton did in 1992. I wouldnt call this purposeful, I agree on that ... but it may not hurt Kerry that much at this point; we'll see.

[randog]

The race is now in flux. Kerry is only the frontrunner because he's electable, now he's less electable.

Dems proved back in '98 that they'll stand behind a philanderer and rapist. This is what dems call "character". J-F'ing-K is an amateur compared to Clinton.

The real story is J-F'ing-K's whereabouts after his Vietnam stint--the anti-war activities, etc. We've only seen the tip of that iceberg in the past few weeks; I suspect something's going to come out that nails him as an American traitor along the lines of Benedict Arnold.