Kerry should really think about these things before shooting his mouth off.

Woodward denied making any allegation, in regards to Kerry’s comment about a secret White House deal

From the article;

Democrats pounced on the two lines in the book as evidence that the Bush White House and the Saudis cut a secret deal to impact the coming election.

"If it is true that gas supplies and prices in America are tied to the American election, tied to a secret White House deal, that is outrageous and unacceptable to the American people," Kerry said on Monday.

The veteran reporter, most famous for breaking the Watergate (search) scandal, subsequently denied making any allegation. A careful read of his book reveals the true comment.

"According to Prince Bandar, the Saudis hoped to fine-tune oil prices over 10 months to prime the economy for 2004. What was key, Bandar knew, were the economic conditions before a presidential election, not at the moment of election," the book reads.