TOM MAGUIRE:

Are Michal Kranish, Boston Globe reporter and Douglas Brinkley, historian and Kerry hagiographer, capable of eliciting relevant information during an interview? If so, their own interview notes might shed some light on a Swift Boat mystery the NY Times chose to resurrect last Saturday. The puzzle – how can four men fit in a three man boat? Answer – they can’t, so who is lying, or misremembering, when they say they were?

I confess that my swift-boat attention span has pretty much expired, but Tom is looking for help from military readers, so if you have any to offer be sure to drop by.