Roger: You’re a tough act to follow! I managed to weasel in among Hugh’s callers shortly after you and Captain Ed finished up — hope you heard me convey my thanks for your link last week! You and Captain Ed were both terrific, but of course, Hugh makes everyone feel like a welcome friend (rather than just a “guest”), which makes things easier.

jdm: You could be right about none of this having legs. Former Sen. Thomas Eagleton of Missouri, may have some thoughts on that issue, or maybe Ed Muskie would. Even Howard Dean may have a take. Dunno. If you’re right, you’ll want to clear a lot of places currently on your browser’s favorites list, ’cause I suspect some of us will remember and discuss this stuff all the way through the Kerry-Edwards 2008 re-election campaign, if it comes to that.

Tom: Re the “hat part” of the WaPo article, there’s quite a bit of comment about that on Roger’s “Paging Sgt. Joe Friday!” post, from early this morning. (See the “hat tip”? Subtle, our host is, especially before dawn!) I think I tend to agree with Roger’s comment on the Hewett show — this may require years of therapy on someone’s part to sort out.