Having only paid half-attention to the news and blogs this week, it seems that two of the biggest stories are Bob Woodward’s book full of reasons Bush should be tarred and feathered and the polls that show Bush beating Kerry in the polls. As far as the press delivering a beating on Bush, it feels like the party may be over for now. At this point, it’ll take a lot more than the daily accusations of treason and corruption to push Bush’s numbers down. While we can hope that Bush gets caught with a crack pipe and a dead hooker in his trunk, I think at this point it’s more about bringing Kerry up than taking Bush down.

As far as I’m concerned, the only reason Bush is beating Kerry in most (but not all) of the polls is the fact that the only thing people know about Kerry is what they’ve learned from Bush’s negative ads. While this doesn’t mean Kerry’s finished by any means (don’t forget, we still have the free publicity of a VP announcement and a convention to look forward to), it does mean that the public is looking for a lot more than “Anybody But Bush”.