“Botched joke” blamed for Kerry’s decision

Donald Lambro in the Washington Times blamed Kerry’s “botched joke” for Kerry’s decision not to run at the White House again in 2008.

Mr. Kerry had intended to make another try for the White House, but a remark he made in the fall while campaigning for Democrats suggesting that only poorly educated Americans ended up fighting in Iraq sparked an uproar of criticism, even from within his own party, that drove him from the campaign trail.
    Mr. Kerry said at the time that his comments were nothing more than “a botched joke.” But the angry public reaction to his remarks, especially from military voters and veterans, embarrassed his party and, some said, tarnished his image as a presidential prospect.
    “I have concluded that this is not the time for me to mount a presidential campaign,” Mr. Kerry said from the Senate floor…

Kerry’s decision was probably the most brilliant move he’s ever made in politics, perhaps in his entire life (aside from marrying two rich widows). He’s a loser, pure and simple. Apparently in Massachusetts doesn’t care who represents them in the Senate, which should be ample reason to vacate the 17th Amendment. He’s a sissified spoiled rich kid who should have learned that when he saw what an idiot the rest of the country thought of him. I’m sure he thinks that he was cheated and that he deserves to be President. Luckily 53% of Americans (the ones that work hard and raise their families) thought otherwise.

What’s really disgusting is the way other Democrats treat him like a fallen hero;

His decision won an emotional tribute from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who was on the Senate floor as Mr. Kerry finished his speech.
    “So I say to John Kerry: I love you, John Kerry. And I’m so sorry that things didn’t work out for our country. But that doesn’t take away from the fact that I will always care about you greatly and remember the times we’ve spent together,” the Nevada Democrat said.
    His 2004 running mate, former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, paid tribute to Mr. Kerry by saying the withdrawal decision must have been tough because “we know his first instinct is always to respond to any call to serve his country.”
    Sen. Barack Obama, Illinois Democrat, said that from Vietnam to the 2004 campaign, “John Kerry has fought for his country and his ideals and will continue to serve his country with honor and distinction in the years to come.”

But I guess to a crowd of cowards, Kerry does look like a patriot and hero. How’s that saying go? It’s easy to look like you fly like an eagle when you’re surrounded by turkeys.

As proof of my assertion that Kerry is “sissified”, I offer this report from Financial Times by way of MSNBC;

“We came close – certainly close enough to try again,” Mr Kerry told senators, at one point choking back tears.

Damned if we need a president who starts blubbering over his own shortcomings.

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