John Kerry played Candidate Mxyzptlk again this Thursday in an attempt to flatter sportsmen, Ohioans, Army-Navy surplus patrons and poulterers. Being rough-and-tumble is no prerequisite for the American presidency but John Kerry as John Kerry must present, as before, too high an electoral risk to the Democratic candidate's campaign strategists.
NO, REALLY: John Kerry could have snagged a few mallards for the headline "Kerry Gets His Ducks in a Row." He could have taken down a buck for the headline "Kerry Up '8 Points' in Ohio." Instead, he chased wild geese, and Clintonista-sabotage-theory scoffers have to wonder.