NO, JONAH

I have absolutely no idea where this Kerry story came from. I posted the letter below because it strikes me as a slightly new angle on the story and worth airing. I wrote that the possibility that some Republicans might be behind it worries me. That’s not the same thing as believing it’s true. I think it should worry anyone who doesn’t want this campaign to degenerate into one side yelling “Deserter!” and the other side yelling “Adulterer!” (Can it get any worse? Gulp.) If I had to guess, I’d say it strikes me as far more likely that this is a Lehane internecine Democratic smear than some Republican plot. But I don’t know. Perhaps the best idea at this point is for me (and others) to shut up. So I will. Unless and until there’s a real story with real facts that has actual merit. Promise.