Lots of people have been worried about the Clinton book taking attention from Kerry, but Kerry really is still on the defensive -- maybe Clinton's precisely the T-bone steak we want to wave right now under the noses of the junkyard dogs of the Republican Party. The tendency to get distracted with Clinton-hate is among the GOP's few political weaknesses; it will probably help the campaign if Repubs go off on the Clinton tangent while Kerry regroups.