I think that this has the potential to be a big deal. The story is simple, but telling. While Snowboarding in Idaho the other day (and leaving aside the absurdity of having a nearly sixty year old man Snowboarding), a Secret Service agent accidentally ran into John Kerry and knocked him over.

Now, bear in mind, this is a Federal Law Enforcement officer- one who could take a bullet for John Kerry. He accidentally bumped into him only in the course of seeking to protect him from possible harm.

Asked about the fall sometime thereafter, Kerry said ("sharply," according to the conservative New York Times) that, "I don't fall down," the "son of a bitch knocked me over." Now, I don't know about you, but calling a Secret Service agent (who was merely trying to do his job) a "son of a bitch" sounds rather unprecedented to me. Extremely so, in fact. Can you imagine the storm that would be set off if President Bush said such a thing?

There's something lacking in the character of John Kerry. He seems to fancy himself a nobleman or something. How else can one explain such an awful reaction?

We'll hear more about this, I'm sure.