[John Thornton]

The risk for Kerry is that in a campaign devoted largely to convincing voters of his strength, assuming the mantle of victim does little to inspire confidence.

Bingo. This has been apparent ever since Kerry starting in with his "Mommy, make them stop!" whining. The media instead chose to portray that as "strength."

[TC Rider]

Bingo. This has been apparent ever since Kerry starting in with his "Mommy, make them stop!" whining. The media instead chose to portray that as "strength."

In other news (that will never happen):

The Bush administration has had legal counsel send letters to 60 Minutes and other media outlets threatening legal action if they conduct interviews with Kitty Kelly.

They have also contacted Amazon, B&N and other large book sellers advising them not to sell her new tell-all book because it is full of 'lies'.

The Bush administration has characterized Kelly as a liar since she was never in a car with George W. Bush while he was drinking.