He knows Gore became a national pariah with his behavior after the 2000 election, and ruined any chance of another run. Kerry is so egotistical he actually thinks he is the "front runner" for 2008.
Posted on 11/23/2004 5:16:28 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
Many Democratic lawmakers are interpreting Sen. John Kerry’s active participation in selecting the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) as the strongest signal yet that the defeated presidential candidate is keeping his options open for a bid in 2008.
Last week, Kerry contacted nearly every elected member of the House Democratic leadership, and other powerful lawmakers, on behalf of Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa. On Monday, Vilsack issued a statement that he was no longer pursuing the chairmanship.
But Kerry’s aggressive support of Vilsack has convinced many key House Democrats that Kerry wants to install a chairman who would be in Kerry’s debt and would not attempt to dissuade the Massachusetts senator from seeking the highest office again.
Lawmakers and top House aides say that Kerry’s involvement in the DNC race is the latest of several clear signals that he does not plan to fade into the political horizon. They speculated that Kerry could depend on Vilsack’s loyalty, noting that he was on Kerry’s short list as a potential vice-presidential running mate and that Vilsack’s wife publicly campaigned for Kerry in the Iowa caucuses.
Kerry sang Vilsack’s praises in his first meeting with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the new Senate minority leader, Harry Reid (D-Nev.), two weeks ago, according to Pelosi’s public statements. Kerry has also contacted caucus Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, in addition to several other lawmakers who did not want to be named. It was unclear if he had any conversations with House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).
Word of Kerry’s staunch backing of Vilsack, and Kerry’s intent to stay involved in internal party politics, has spread throughout the caucus.
“Obviously, Senator Kerry, notwithstanding his loss, is still very much in the mix and cares about where the DNC is heading in the future,” said a key member of the caucus who was contacted by Kerry.
“He has contacted me, and he has shared his opinion. He wants to be part of this process,” Cummings said.
Kerry’s attempt to play kingmaker was met with a range of reactions, from polite courtesy to private derision, among lawmakers and aides.
Some lawmakers said they were taken aback by Kerry’s aggressiveness on this issue.
“He not only lost, he lost badly,” said a key member of the Congressional Black Caucus who did not want to be identified. “Is anyone going to listen to him after the way he ran his own campaign?”
You know, that is an angle I never thought of. Of course the MSM would promote as much ad revenue as possible. It is the only reason anyone could be for a traitor.
Kerry's got a pretty good warchest built up. Hope he runs in '08.
If Kerry runs and so does Hillary, he's really gonna be straitjacketed. Walkin' on eggshells, he'll be. Hard to see how he can go negative, because he'd be doing it against the 2nd (next to Bill) most popular member of his own party; whereas Hillary can throw all the mud she wants to at Kerry without any effect--in fact, given their lack of enthusiasm for him, I doubt the dem faithful would care.
Nobody seems to remember Kerry's bout with cancer. He had his prostate removed just last year. This time he should be forced to reveal his secret medical records. Oh, forget, the media knows he has lots of money for his advertisement on t.v. They will give him a free pass!
Is Kerry just now awakening from a coma?
We "brought it on" -- and Kerry was road-kill.
The Clintons eased the Kennedys out from control of the Democrat Party so slick they did not even see it happening.
If the Kennedys go up against the Clintons, the Kennedys are going to come out second best.
Not only a great closer, but a brilliant man - of course, when the mainstream media hail someone as 'brilliant' they really mean 'someone who thinks like I do.'
I hear if he hadn't been drinking the night before his military exam, he would have done better, which would evidence a higher IQ than Dubya's.
Kerry is the man of 1,000 excuses - then again, what lib isn't?
He should have learned his lesson. The lesson every good D needs to learn: What Hillary wants, Hillary gets.
He knows Gore became a national pariah with his behavior after the 2000 election, and ruined any chance of another run. Kerry is so egotistical he actually thinks he is the "front runner" for 2008.
Better yet, let's start spreading the story that the Republicans are afraid of Kerry and that he is the only one that could beat us in 08. ;-)
John Kerry has wanted to be president all his life. He doesn't seem to have a reason for this quest other than ego gratification.
Dolly Kyle Browning (one of Clinton's former lovers) said of Clinton "I knew he would be president some day because it would kill him not to be president." Kerry seems cut from the same cloth.
LOL. email Kerry now. Tell him his country desperately needs him. LOL!
Amazing when you think about it. Bush would have won by astronomical proportions if just a couple of those factors had been eliminated. The Dims are so dense and egotistical they don't even realize what it means that even a full court press couldn't produce a Bush loss.
So? Al Gore was gonna be a contender in 04 too.
Kerry would meet the same fate as a fellow Democrat did a century ago. Remember William Jennings Bryan? A three time loser and Kerry isn't half the man that Bryan was.
I don't think even the dems are dumb enough to run him again but in the meantime he is going to keep making a fool of himself. I bet the other dem senators roll their eyes from now on when he gets up on the senate floor and drones on and on, especially since he isn't going to get them anything.
I be Joe Biden has broken just about everything breakable in his house, and called Kerry every name in the book.
LOLOL.....and Vilsack said NO, NO, NO.
The word from the other side on DU (I know, I know) is that there's going to be a recount of votes in Ohio and all across the USA, because Mr. Olberman says so on his blog, and all of us who voted for President Bush are going to be howling mad, committing suicide en mass or going for therapy because Kerry Actually Won This Election!
Just warning everybody, so when it happens you can say you heard it from TwithanH first! /s
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