Thanks, Gilligan

Thanks, Gilligan - "Hey, great party! Your house is on fire, though - I gotta run!"

That's the essense of this week's Democrat scam - the "Clinton Staffers testify they warned Bush about 9/11" trope.

This may be the lamest, most cynical attempt the Democrats have ever launched. Powerline dissects it capably - if you're a blogger, make sure you link this piece early and often.

The big question: Why are they tossing this out with seven months and change until the election? Something this pointless yet inflammatory - is there some big bombshell about Kerry coming up that the Dems are trying to counterspin?

This is going to be an interesting month, as the Dems try to prevent what I think is a gathering implosion in the Kerry campaign.

Yeah, call me an optimist.