ISN’T THIS STORY KIND OF, WELL, STALE? Yale grades portray Kerry as a lackluster student.

The photo, on the other hand, looks like a career-killer to me.

No wonder his campaign was trying to keep this stuff out of the news!

UPDATE: Ann Althouse, who was way ahead on this story, is now saying I told you so. In the blogosphere, no story is ever too stale for that!

More perspective here. Multiply election-damning facts: (1) French was one of his best grades; (2) It was still a lousy 77; (3) And that’s even after living in France and Switzerland. And with that, let’s breathe a(nother) sigh of relief and let this story go.

MORE: Soxblog has another I-told-you-so. It’s never too late in the blogosphere!