Written by: Beck

OK, so that's just wishful thinking, but there is a bit of good news out there for those (for instance, myself) who delight in Kerry's misfortunes. He and his campaign have been forced to abandon their plan to delay acceptance of the nomination until well after the Democratic National Convention. (H/T to Captain's Quarters).

My own personal suspicion is that news of the plan was leaked intentionally in an attempt to feel out the political waters. That would explain why the news was released on a Friday, as it could then evaporate into the vacuum of weekend news coverage. Further, they could have assumed (and rightly so) that it would receive relatively little press coverage. Regardless of the campaign's intent, the idea received far more attention than Kerry would like. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that much of this attention can be attributed to the blogosphere. I must've seen close to a dozen posts on different blogs (plus my own thoughts)mercilessly ripping into Kerry's strategy.

It wish there were some way to see a side-to-side comparison of big-media coverage vs. blog reporting on the controversy. Alas, no such thing exists. Either way, Kerry once again looks foolish. Not that this surprises anyone. A brief excerpt for those disinclined to read the original article:

Less than a week after the unorthodox idea became public -- to decidedly mixed reviews -- Kerry buried consideration of the plan as his campaign weighed other options for the continuation of what has been a record-breaking period of fundraising by a Democratic presidential candidate.

Although many Kerry loyalists backed the idea, other Democrats expressed fears that it would create a controversy that might dominate the convention and lead to diminished coverage, particularly by the major television networks.