[goldstategop]

He's still the visible face of their party that has contempt both for traditional values and the U.S military. Kerry clumsily said what many of them really think but dare not say openly in public out of fear of the ensuing political consequences that would follow.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[TexasNative2000]

Here's the amazing reality of this entire episode:

Four months ago, Joe Leiberman gets booted out of the Democratic primary for being too supportive of the war. Now, along comes John Kerry who is essentially an albatross to the Democrats because he is too critical of the troops.

So, two of the last four top-of-the-ticket Democrats (Lieberman in 2000, Kerry in 2004) are now outcasts of their party for being on opposite sides of the same issue. Explain that twisted logic.