Democrats Born to Lose

[monk222]

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WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The White House said Tuesday that Sen. John Kerry, D- Mass., should apologize to U.S. military personnel for saying that people who aren't successful at school "get stuck in Iraq."

... At a rally Monday for California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides, Kerry said, "if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. And if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

-- Wall Street Journal

What kind of fucking moron must Kerry be?? So close to a possbily big Democratic sweep of Congress, Kerry reminds Americans why they distrust Democrats. Why doesn't he just take a big steaming piss on the flag next?

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Wow, going by Kerry's press conference, the Democrats have decided to play it strong, even going as far as trying to say that Kerry's remarks were about the people of the Bush Administration not studying hard and getting stuck in Iraq, and not the troops. I don't know... reading Kerry's comment, that seems like a disingenuous sleight of hand, as I believe his comment was more of a casual elitist sneer in promoting education in a joking manner, but Kerry's response may be resting on the popular discontent with the Iraq War. Instead of insisting on an apology from him, Kerry says that McCain should ask for an apology from Rumsfeld and others in the Administration.

At the very least, it seems that the Democrats are trying to shake off the charge of being spineless: Bring it on!

We'll see...

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Comments

[antilapsarian.livejournal.com]

There has been some speculation about the Clinton-esque new Democratic stance of giving 'em hell. Good to see them not back down as I think it makes it clear that one can be anti-Iraq and still have big balls.

Not sure what I want to see in a new Congress though. Impeachment articles being drawn up currently sounds appealing, but I think a more center-moderate stance will be better for the nation. Rather than the "revenge" some people are half-expecting, I'd rather see Dems. take the mandate and start mostly just cleaning house. A fresh start, refocus on domestic issues, bring the troops home, set the plate for '08.

[hardblue.livejournal.com]

I have since heard more of the context - that the comment came in the midst of a litany against the Bush people - so that his defense is perhaps more valid that I thought. Still, when you are being anti-Iraq, you want to be wary of being anti-military, at least if you are one easily colored as a dreamy, pacifist Democrat.