The beginning of today's Note makes a little more sense in light of Drudge's latest crapsling:
We WERE going to have today's Note summary anchored by "Political dynamics to watch," a regular feature here, but there's actually only ONE dynamic to watch in the presidential race right now.
Political dynamic to watch:
1. How is the Kerry communications team (and the candidate himself) dealing with the stepped-up dredging/Drudging of his past?
Did the campaign know in advance about the Jane Fonda picture? How about the old Harvard Crimson interview? How about the gay marriage letter?
Leaving aside the merits of these matters (like the merits of a flag factory . . . .), there are the basic questions of knowing what's out there and being ready to respond to kill these things before they take on a life of their own and define John Kerry for a public that still mostly doesn't know him.
For those who refuse to read Drudge (and I wish I had your moral certitude), one of the groups he says is looking into the affair is ABC News.