Here’s some non-election-related trivia that I came across while doing dissertation research. In 1994, John Kerry praised Ken Starr’s appointment as Whitewater independent counsel in place of previous special counsel Robert Fiske as a “good move.” Here’s an excerpt from the Washington Post (8/6/94):

Fiske is widely respected as a skilled prosecutor and a man of integrity. But members of both parties said yesterday that they welcome his replacement with Starr if it bolsters public confidence in the impartiality of the Whitewater investigation.

Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) called it “a good move,” because it may prevent people from impugning “the integrity of the investigation.” But others questioned whether someone with such strong partisan identification could be impartial.

“A good move”! I think we can say with some confidence that the “others” referred to above won this debate.