E-Mail:

“Dear Mr. Lowry, I think you’re completely wrong to characterize Bush’s booting of the lawyer as `disastrously stupid.’ Bush just yesterday said how horrible he thought these independent groups were. After saying that, how could he keep a lawyer who was working for a group he had just condemned, especially one that was challenging Kerry’s war record? If he kept the lawyer, then Kerry could clobber Bush every day for besmirching his service. No, Bush didn’t have a choice on this. Sure, he’ll take his hits from the media for the lawyer’s connection to the Swift Boat veterans but he’d face far worse if he kept him on. And it allows Bush to better criticise Kerry’s connections to MoveOn and the other leftist groups.”

ME: I still think it’s amazingly foolish–watch the cable TV debate tonight and the coverage tomorrow.