On the heels of baseless story about an alleged affair John McCain was supposed to have had with a lobbyist thirty years his junior, The Times engages in yet another bit of innuendo--John McCain may be constitutionally enjoined from becoming president.

The hitch is of course that the story quotes not a single source to suggest that this might be a problem, and a good whack that prove that it won't be (George Romney born in Mexico, Barry Goldwater born in Arizona territory, Lowell Weicker born in Paris...).

The story bears a striking resemblance to the Hillary Clinton campaign's efforts to make Senator Barry's youthful drug experimentation an issue by suggestion that "Republicans" would bring it up in the general election.

Its all supposed to start a stampede, but its doubtful many legitimate journalists will want to join them in a race to the bottom.