Saturday, January 24, 2004
Kerry
Sorry, I still can't get over the fact that in giving Bush the authority to wage war, Kerry trusted Bush.
How could Kerry possibly do that, after Florida 2000?
Like the rest of the Beltway Dems, Kerry was playing a game, while the Republicans were fighting a war. We saw the evidence—and Republican success—in election 2002.
One of the reasons a Presidential race really is a good proxy for Presidential qualities is that it tests the ability of a candidate (and their team) to think strategically. Like it or not, Bush and Rove have that ability. "The proof is in the pudding," as Marx would say.
Looks to me like the rest of the Beltway Dems, and Kerry, were "miserable failures" strategically. It doesn't do any good to say the right things now; where where you then?
How could Kerry possibly do that, after Florida 2000?
Like the rest of the Beltway Dems, Kerry was playing a game, while the Republicans were fighting a war. We saw the evidence—and Republican success—in election 2002.
One of the reasons a Presidential race really is a good proxy for Presidential qualities is that it tests the ability of a candidate (and their team) to think strategically. Like it or not, Bush and Rove have that ability. "The proof is in the pudding," as Marx would say.
Looks to me like the rest of the Beltway Dems, and Kerry, were "miserable failures" strategically. It doesn't do any good to say the right things now; where where you then?
