Honestly, today's NYT story with a photo montage of all those who spilled their guts was not enough. Tonight, we have yet another story detailing a 90-minute phone call from Kerry to Clinton yesterday (while Clinton prepared for open-heart surgery, mind you) on the state of his campaign.
I think it's clear that the Clinton folks are back and involved. How the hell else would the whole world know every move of this campaign -- the same campaign which managed to keep the VP choice a secret until hours before the announcement?
I'm a big Clinton fan and I'm glad some of his folks are now in this campaign, but I HATE the incessant leaking that was so pervasive during his term. Why is it so hard to keep information such as private conversations close to the chest?
Former President Bill Clinton, in a 90-minute telephone conversation from his hospital room, offered John Kerry detailed advice on Saturday night on how to reinvigorate his candidacy, as Mr. Kerry enlisted more Clinton advisers to help shape his strategy and message for the remainder of the campaign.
In an expansive conversation, Mr. Clinton told Mr. Kerry that he should move away from talking about Vietnam, which had been the central theme of his candidacy, and focus instead on drawing contrasts with President Bush on job creation and health care policies, officials with knowledge of the conversation said.
The conversation and the recruitment of old Clinton hands came amid rising concern among Democrats about the state of Mr. Kerry's campaign and criticism that he had been too slow to respond to attacks on his military record or to engage Mr. Bush on domestic policy. Among the better-known former Clinton aides who are expected to play an increasingly prominent role are James Carville, Paul Begala and Stanley Greenberg, campaign aides said.