"quite a slap in the face of Edwards and McAuliffe"
This sort of stubborn, 'I know best' behavior, is what earned Kerry his Commanders' advisory- "requires constant supervision"
Edwards was getting cheeky, planting all sorts of stories in the media about his broad support and such.
Then McAuliffe piped in.
Remember, Kerry had a meeting with Edwards yesterday...
Still gives hope to my Wes Clark prediction...