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Kerry On, My Wayward Son (Episode 49)

Posted by Bryan

He told the gentle civilian that it was "none of his business" with whom he spoke...

Will John Kerry's reply be the same to the standing Secretary of State and Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

Fox News Sunday

WALLACE: All right. I'm not sure you can answer this one, but I would like to get your comment on it, if I could.

Senator Kerry says that foreign leaders — you look like you know this — want him to beat the president. And here's what he's had to say: "I've met with foreign leaders who can't go out and say this publicly, but boy, they look at you and say, 'You've got to win this. You've got to beat this guy. We need a new policy."'

POWELL: I can't even talk to that, Chris. I don't know what foreign leaders Senator Kerry is talking about. It's an easy charge, an easy assertion to make. But if he feels it is that important an assertion to make, he ought to list some names. If he can't list names, then perhaps he should find something else to talk about.

I sure hope somebody reminds him he is an elected representative of the State of Massachusetts. Nothing more. Nothing less. And while I would expect nothing less from the same man who continually is asking the commoners, "don't you know who I am?", I do expect nothing less than a resounding voice from the common man to rise up this November to remind the amnesiac congressman that he was once elected by the people, for the people.

And along the lines of a couple of pasty tangients....

Line O' The Day, from the WSJ BOTW:

No wonder he's so popular with the ladies. John Edwards may have been cute, but Kerry has more positions than the Kama Sutra.

Watched the Hannity/Colmes interview with Stephen Gardner, the Vietnam Vet who has told Kerry, "you're no brother of mine." I thought the interview was compelling, in that Gardner made no effort to deny his opposition to Kerry, his support for President Bush, and his unwillingness to speak on Kerry's Vietnam experiences that were outside of Gardner's own experiences. I thought he was very credible as a man who was simply saying, "The Kerry you're seeing talked about is not the Kerry with whom I served."

I appreciate and respect John Kerry for serving in Vietnam, regardless of the circumstances that caused him to be there. He was in harm's way, willingly or not. I think Gardner's disclosures, if taken at face value, demonstrate that in war men who are typically cowardly may have moments of bravery, and vice versa. Our soldiers should be commended for their bravery, typical or uncommon, and Kerry has been. That commendation should not extend beyond and over actions, words, and behaviors that have come to represent him since that time, though. And to hold a man accountable for his words and deeds -- especially those that contradict prior words and deeds of patriotism and bravery -- is not to slander the man, but is patriotic and brave in itself.

March 16, 2004 12:10 AM