NOW JOE TRIPPI’S BLAMING AL GORE for the Dean campaign’s flameout: “He pinned the campaign’s downturn largely on former Vice President Al Gore’s endorsement, which, he said, sparked a torrent of media scrutiny and attacks from rival candidates.”

Hmm. I thought he said it was the Internet’s fault. We should change the old saying: Apparently, now it’s defeat that has a thousand fathers.