Kos then and now.

"Ohio Democrats, after years of being out in the political wilderness, have a choice between two outstanding candidates. Ohio and Democrats win regardless who wins. DeWine is screwed either way." (10/25/05)

"To be clear -- Hackett didn't stand a chance." (2/14/06)

"And with all apologies to Brown, who is one of the greats in the House, but this isn't cool. He bows out, waits for Hackett to gear up, and then floats a trial balloon about getting back in? Brown must've known about Hackett's decision to run, hence this trial balloon is sabotage." (10/04/05)

"Hackett was taking his time making an official decision, but all indications were that it was a "go"." (10/04/05)

"It was only after news of Brown's impending announcement were leaked that Hackett decided to commit to the race." (2/14/06)

"Reid and Schumer were urging Hackett to run, but he wouldn't commit to running." (2/14/06)

"To be further clear, Brown announced his candidacy before Hackett did." (2/14/06)

"Brown essentially said "fuck it" and got in." (2/14/06)


I think this illustrates fairly well what I think of the credibility of what comes off of Kos' keyboard -- except the last line -- I'm quite certain he got that correct. I may well be committing Blogger hairi-kairi, but sometimes things just have to be said.