[mikenola]

The beauty of this story is that Kerry looks bad either way. Deny it, look like a liar. Admit it, and look like you're soliciting foreign influence over US elections. Americans on either end of the political spectrum don't really dig Monsieur Chirac being involved with our electoral process.

Let this story grow and grow!

[Bonaparte]

"Let this story grow and grow!"

I agree. It has to look surpassing strange to the average voter that Kerry refuses to even name the foreign leaders he claims to have met with. People are bound to wonder what he's trying to hide and if this matter is kept in front of the voters, many of them are going to start believing the worst -- which will probably be accurate.

Another issue that should be kept in the forefront is Kerry's service record. It can't be repeated too often that Bush produced his but Kerry won't. Again, many voters will naturally wonder what Kerry is trying to hide -- and why he expects Bush to disclose his service record when he himself refuses.

We know all this has got to be hurting Kerry when Kennedy tries to deflect it by bringing up old settled matters like Cheney's energy consultations, a challenge that was definitively resolved in court and subseqently dropped by the GAO.

[ambrose]

The beauty of this story is that Kerry looks bad either way. Deny it, look like a liar. Admit it, and look like you're soliciting foreign influence over US elections. Americans on either end of the political spectrum don't really dig Monsieur Chirac being involved with our electoral process.

Ding Ding Ding!!! We've got a winna'!