FROM SLATES'S KAUSFILES... ANOTHER DEM SPEAKSOUT

Mickey Kaus's article on Kerry has some insightful points. One example cracks me up:

This is why the oft-told story of Kerry protesting the Vietnam war by throwing someone else's medals away resonates uncomfortably. Kerry wasn't willing to take the risk of parting with his own medals. They might come in handy some day! Even in his moment of maximum political bravado he was cautious.

Kerry is a loser. I don't agree with these anti-war rallies of the past, but imagine if you're a veteran throwing away your medals as part of the protest and you see this guy not doing the same. Wouldn't you question his commitment to the cause? His heart? What his true motivations are?

Or if you're a member of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Kerry asks you to use your medals since he doesn't want to part with his? What would you think? If I was there during those times and working with Kerry, I would think he doesn't truly believe in the cause. I would eventually guess (correctly) that the only cause John Kerry is there for is HIMSELF. Kerry is not 'good people', as they say in the South. What a two-faced slime. Is this the best candidate the Dems can come up with?

I really wish America had two good options for this year's election. Where are you Bill Bradley?


The Trouble With Kerry
Your one-stop center for doubts about JFK2.
Monday, March 1, 2004

I'm a Democrat, but I have two big fears about John Kerry. The first is that he'll lose. The second is that he'll win. Let's take the second possibility first. One reason Kerry might lose, after all, is an inchoate public intuition that he would not be a successful president. (full article)