Bush Suck-Up Watch

Only a lunatic would read the following as the work of a "liberal journalist," desperate to "rescue" the Kerry campaign:

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April 27 - The man who would be president takes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches - on whole wheat, strawberry jelly preferred to grape - twice a day on the campaign trail. He wears $15 reading glasses, off the rack at CVS. Before bedtime, he starts but rarely finishes movies like "Seabiscuit" and "The Blues Brothers" in his hotel suite. Come morning, he leaves $20 for the maid.

The story is about Senator Kerry's personal assistant on the campaign trail. At best, the article fluff is taking space from the message and substance of Kerry's campaign. At worst (and I agree with this view), it's moronic Kerry bashing, portraying Kerry as an elitist with his own butler/valet.

But to which voters does Sully think this portrait of Kerry will appeal? Jelly lovers? Shareholders in Spectravision? Underpaid hotel workers who aren't stupid enough to vote for Bush anyway? Sully hasn't insulted liberals, he's insulted the voting public who he imagines are as obsessed with trivialities as he is.