I found this snip surpising, considering the source:
<<In fact, even if Kerry wins, there will be much talk about the discipline, focus, success, and, yes, shamelessness of the BC04RNC team:
Avoiding a nomination challenge; merciless distribution of message of the day deflection of any serious discussion of the war in Iraq, health care, jobs, or the tax burden; installing a White House press secretary willing to use the podium for political purposes but not respond directly to any hard questions; making the race not about the incumbent's record but the challenger's, all the while claiming to want to focus on "the future"; and the wielding of national security as the ultimate political trump card.>>
more at
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/TheNote/TheNote.htmlOf course, there's still the fact they're acting like Kerry's going to lose, for the most part.
(Moderators, if this is a dupe or I should post it to the media forum, please let me know.)
-wildflower