When a flurry of misinformation flashed around the progressive blogosphere from Hotline’s post about a certain anonymously-posted website, truth-telling bloggers stepped up to set the record straight. Here’s what two blogs in particular had to say in response:

Taylor Marsh spoke for many of us when she said:

People need to do more than just pull out one number and run with it. It’s damaging to us all, but most especially to someone who is working his ass off in this cycle, regardless if you like or hate John Kerry.

As for whatever money he might or might not have in his own coffers, I think the fundraising above shows his willingness to work for the party, his colleagues and Democratic hopefuls. I also have to bluntly ask why anyone should be made to drain his or her political coffers dry when they’re working balls to the walls day in and day out in a given election cycle. Is the man supposed to give every last dime and be left with nothing going forward? Again, it’s not like he’s sitting on his ass watching the days tick by until this is all over.

What fund-raising, you might ask? <!-more-> Well, Taylor presents the best summary we’ve seen of just how much JK has done to make sure that we have a Democratic majority in both houses of Congress come election day. Be sure to check it out.

Taylor concluded:

Again, our top Democratic Party politicians owe the party a lot, especially when they have the clout to give it, but whether we’re talking about Hillary Clinton or John Kerry or Joe Biden, they do not owe anyone the gift of their own future, whatever path they might choose to take.

Pamela Leavey at The Democratic Daily also stepped up to the plate and made this point:

The truth is no one has done more for Democratic candidates in this election cycle than John Kerry (which Hotline alludes to but doesn’t give the full scoop) but evidently it’s still not enough as far as some are concerned. I find this curious because John Kerry was not sitting around dawdling months ago when success for Democrats appeared more like a fantasy than something attainable. No — he was out there working hard to raise money for Democratic candidates long before anyone else got the notion to get involved. He did not wait until this late stage in the campaign to pitch in and help like others have, because Kerry understands that “early money” counts the most and it is usually hardest to raise. Kerry’s team applied that rule of early support of Senate candidates on the top targeted Senate races.

and wound it up with this winner of a conclusion:

So let the chickenshits at HeyJohn.org come forward and tell us all who they are — because “No one has done more than John Kerry to support Democratic candidates”

Sounds like a certain senator we know!

So we’d like to tip our hats to Taylor Marsh, the Democratic Daily, and all the other online commentators who have taken pains to keep the truth flowing out there.

Our thanks to you all!

-- The JK Blog team