The American Spectator

“He lost the audience a half hour into the event,” says a Democratic National Committee staffer who observed it. “It was miserable. Like the old Kerry we saw as a loser during the primary season.”

A similar scene played out the next day in Tacoma, where it appeared Kerry was attempting to kill his audience. Literally. At least five attendees to the rally required medical attention during Kerry’s 45-minute speech. Sound like Kerry was hot.

p> SABOTEURS br> Some senior members of the Kerry campaign were aware of the FBI investigation into the possible passage of U.S. documents related to Iran to Israel by a U.S. citizen. “It’s not a coincidence that this story dropped on Friday, three days before the Republican convention,” says a Kerry adviser in New York. “If the Republicans can do it to Sandy Berger , we can do it to them.” /p>

No word on where the leak originated.

That the leak may have short-circuited an ongoing investigation seems to matter little to the Kerry campaign, which has recently been declining national security briefings because it can’t find the time to build them into Sen. John Kerry’s travel schedule. Other briefings have been delayed or canceled over wrangling about how many Kerry staffers would be allowed to participate in the briefings.

p> JOHNNY COMES MARCHING br> On Wednesday, Sen. John Kerry intends to present a completely revamped speech to the American Legion. The speech, written largely by Kerry communications guru