They Eat Their Own

Did a Democrat feed Kerrygate to Drudge?

The idea passes the smell test, says Limbaugh:

"The Drudge item on Kerry intern issue is something Chris Lehane (Clark press secy) has shopped around for a long time - it was one reason the Gore vetters in 2000 shied away from Kerry as a running mate choice - their conclusion that it wasn't bad enough to disqualify him, except for the fact that they couldn't risk it as they were trying so hard to distance themselves from Clinton's personal failings (note: Lehane worked for Gore at the time - and briefly advised Kerry during this campaign). The Kerry camp has long expected to deal with this, and have assured party leaders they can handle it...'

On the other hand, tompaine.com wonders:

friend who used to work in Democratic politics e-mailed me that "this has Chris Lehane's fingerprints all over it," referring to the Democratic hatchet man who worked for Kerry, then Wes Clark. Since Clark just ended his campaign, I'm not so sure. I wonder if the White House didn't just change the subject.

Posted by Mitch at February 13, 2004 05:00 AM