Clearly, tonight's post on John Kerry was just a few paces ahead of a spirited on-going debate on the topic. Now I notice that Mickey Kaus has just written a new post touching on the same point, though perhaps in a rather different way ("Kerry Mystery Contest: Why does everyone (myself included) hate him?"). But let me make an important point of follow-up since my initial point seems to have been easy to misconstrue. I said that the Washington press corps doesn't much like John Kerry. Some people thought I meant that this was a reason a) not to support Kerry or b) that Kerry can't win. I'm saying neither. It's just a reality that is central to his candidacy, and important to take note of.