46 days

46 days since John Kerry had a news conference or sat down with a reporter (the last time was Chris Wallace on FoxNews).
46 days until the election.
Kerry had been saying that he would have a new conference this week, but instead says now that he will continue his "Charm offensive" which utilizes "warm and fuzzy" interviews with the likes of Regis & Kelly, David Letterman and Dr. Phil.

Jim Angle's advice to Campaign Carl Cameron after giving this report: "Hang in there Carl."

Meanwhile, I heard Bill O'Reilly say last night that President Bush is making a stop in the No Spin Zone. Regardless of my issues with O'Reilly (i'm not the only one), that's definitely a harder place to be than you know, answering Kelly Ripa's questions about your billionaire wife's shoe collection.