Who let this guy have a book of matches?

Howie Kurtz is playing with fire in the WaPo..

"...stories about disaffected Democrats are spreading like wildfire through the media forest," he writes, carelessly fanning the flames.

There's a grain of truth in his words, though. Stories about stories about disaffected Democrats are certainly in circulation. What's really notable about those stories, though, is not their inflammatory headlines, but the distinct lack of actual disaffected Democrats willing to go on the record.

Look, my Party, like any other large organization, has a variety of factions and a certain number of people with axes to grind. There's bound to be a level of backbiting and remonstration after a hard fought, multi-candidate primary.

The real story, though, is the remarkable degree of Democratic unity at a historically early date. It's not, though, apparently considered a story that will sell newspapers.

Try and find five Democrats of real stature who will go on the record saying that John Kerry is a poor choice, or should step aside. My bet is you can't. I'm certain, though, that if you can, I can list 50 Democrats of equal or greater stature who are on the record saying that John Kerry is a great candidate with excellent prospects for victory.

Somebody wants you to panic. Don't do it.