The John Kerry Post of the Day

My latest discovery about my favorite cheese-eating surrendermonkey-looking Ketchup King cum Presidential candidate:

From the L.A. Times, courtesy of the Associated Press, comes this gem. Our favorite hero's on vacation in Nantucket, and being followed by reporters while he preps his convention speech.

Halfway through Saturday's flight, Kerry, who wore the broad smile of someone headed to a favorite vacation retreat, talked to reporters about his afternoon plans to go kite-surfing across the waves of Nantucket Harbor, a more daring version of wind surfing. He also looked forward to eating at some favorite restaurants, reading and visiting friends and family.

"This may be the last time for a while," Kerry said wistfully. "We've got a pretty solid month coming up."

A few minutes later, an excited and smiling Kerry hurried through the plane pointing out well-known landmarks among the islands: "That's Chappaquiddick," he said. "And over there, that's Martha's Vineyard."

Chappaquiddick? You know, I think heard of that place. Maybe Senator Kennedy, who's out tirelessly campaigning for Kerry, can explain why that place is important when he speaks at the Democratic Convention next week.

Think about the lineup Kerry has preceding him at the Convention: Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy and John Edwards. No wonder he's on vacation; the stress of having to follow a legendary liar, a legendary dirtbag and a legendary trial lawyer would be a lot for any of us.