Senator John F’ing Kerry is done for 2008, having received the “Kiss of Death” from the Magnificant Fat Ass, Senator Ted (what bridge?) Kennedy:

“Senator Edward M. Kennedy Monday dropped his public commitment to support Senator John F. Kerry in a 2008 presidential race, saying that he won’t wait “indefinitely” for Kerry to declare his intentions while the Democratic primary field takes shape.

Kennedy said he doesn’t currently plan to endorse another candidate and still might support Kerry if Kerry decides to run. But in an hourlong interview with the Globe’s Washington bureau, Kennedy offered strong praise for two of Kerry’s possible presidential rivals: senators Barack Obama of Illinois and Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, calling them “formidable figures” who are connecting with rank-and-file Democrats.

Kennedy said his oft-stated commitment to support Kerry again was based on the assumption that Kerry would state his intentions by early 2007. Since Kerry pushed back his decision in the wake of following an election-eve “botched joke” that damaged his public standing, however, Kennedy said he has informed Kerry that he may get behind another Democrat for president.

“I was under more of the impression before that he was going to run and was waiting in time [to declare his candidacy], but now he’s deferred that decision,” Kennedy said. “I have no plans of supporting anyone else at this juncture. I’m also not going to just wait indefinitely until he’s made a judgment or a decision.”

Later in the day, Kennedy’s office issued a statement clarifying that Kennedy will support Kerry if he declares his presidential candidacy “in the near term,” though Kennedy aides declined to define that schedule.

Kennedy’s comments mark the first public fissure between the two Massachusetts Democrats on the issue of Kerry’s presidential aspirations.”

Heh….that’s “Osama Bin Laden, er, not Osama Bin Laden…heh,heh….(hick*)” to you Dead Ted.

The “clarification” from Kennedy’s office is bs, Kerry’s been a dead issue sinced he gafted a couple of months ago. Indeed since the 2004 election. He’s basically done for always and ever and considered unelectable except in Massachusetts. It’s a shame, I was looking forward to covering “Flipper” again.

Beside, don’t look now but Kucinich is up and running again………Ooooh, hide the kids.