THE BLOGOSPHERE GOT IT FIRST

On the alleged Kerry scandal. Hat tip: Glenn. I guess I should say two things: I do not give a damn about Kerry’s private life and do not believe that it should be a part of this campaign. But the deeper point is that the internet has ended any semblance of a barrier between respectable news and gossip. Once Drudge has posted, the story is public. This is an awful development, but it is real. I should also say: I know of no hard evidence that this rumor is even faintly true. But true or not, if the Republicans planted it, they should be excoriated. If a rival Democratic candidate did, ditto.