Another day, another advisor. But this time it really is (well, should be) different -- Bill Clinton has a chat with Kerry

Happy Labor Day to you and yours. Now back to the task at hand.

Labor Day's issue of the Washington Post has further details on our post of yesterday entitled "It's become a referendum on the challenger" says Sen. Bob Graham -- Pre-Labor Day Assessment of the race for the White House from the N.Y. Times."

But there's more.

Although I missed it if it was in the N.Y. Times, the Post gives the Times credit for being to first to report that on Saturday former President Clinton -- at a New York hospital awaiting heart surgery -- added his voice to that of other Democrats who were urging Kerry to change his message and strategy.

Thank you Mr. Clinton. Thank you very much for putting Party ahead of the obvious anxiety you have to be expeiencing awaiting invasive heart surgery. Mr. Kerry won't listen to the Dean, but maybe he will follow your advice and go and sin no more.

UPDATE: The article from the N.Y. Times about the phone call is from today's Times. It reports:

Former President Bill Clinton, in a 90-minute telephone conversation from his hospital room, offered John Kerry detailed advice on Saturday night on how to reinvigorate his candidacy, as Mr. Kerry enlisted more Clinton advisers to help shape his strategy and message for the remainder of the campaign.

In an expansive conversation, Mr. Clinton, who is awaiting heart surgery, told Mr. Kerry that he should move away from talking about Vietnam, which had been the central theme of his candidacy, and focus instead on drawing contrasts with President Bush on job creation and health care policies, officials with knowledge of the conversation said.