Meet John Kerry

Wall Street Journal ^ | March 4, 2004 | Editorial

[OESY]

Congratulations to Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, the presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee after rolling through Tuesday's primaries. If the election were held today, according to the polls, he'd occupy the White House next January.

But there are still eight months before November, time enough for voters to learn who this would-be world-leader really is. So far few Americans know much about Senator Kerry or his record, in part because he led such a charmed life through the primaries. Having wilted as the early front-runner while Howard Dean soared, he was able to duck under media radar until his victory in Iowa. A fragmented field and constricted primary calendar also helped him avoid scrutiny, while his final serious challenger, John Edwards, campaigned with the delicate zeal of someone angling to be Mr. Kerry's running mate or to compete with Hillary Clinton in 2008.

[anniegetyourgun]

Perhaps he's trying real hard to keep his high-tea pinkie from flying up in the air?

[GulliverSwift]

Kerry has made his "exception" because he wants to avoid the Dukakis syndrome. Unfortunately, his stance is completely arbitrary and he needs to be called on it. Really, how much worse is a person who kills people by a terrorist act than one who does so for some other motivation? Or is it perhaps that John F.U. Kerry is making this exception for the two biggest groups who do kill: blacks and homosexuals? Or is it simply that F.U. Kerry doesn't want to be accused of being soft on terrorism, especially considering that he voted against terrorist death sentences earlier?

I hope the anti-death penalty crowd calls Kerry on his transparently political "change of heart." Perhaps one of the more zealous members of the media will try to catch him. If not (which is likely), Bush ought to call him on it.

[anniegetyourgun]

"ladies hands"....hehehehe

[Diamond]

Gulliver, I think your points are true and right on target. Kerry is nothing but a hypocritical, evil political opportunist, but then again you already know not to hold your breath waiting for that ever shrinking portion of the leftist media to expose him.

Cordially,

[goldstategop]

Yep. I'd like a single Democrat to tell us who John F. Kerry is and what his beliefs are. I betcha they can't do it!