Posted on 01/20/2005 4:09:28 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
US Democratic Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, who had hoped to replace George W. Bush as president yesterday, instead sat in the cold and clapped as the Republican began a second four-year term.
Iowa Democratic Senator Tom Harkin patted Senator Kerry on the back shortly before the inauguration Senator Kerry had hoped would be his.
As Mr Bush delivered his inaugural address, Senator Kerry, about 10m away on the steps of the US Capitol, joined other lawmakers and the crowd in repeated applause.
Senator Kerry looked relaxed, at times wistful. He frequently smiled, able to hide any disappointment over what might have been.
Mr Bush was re-elected, capturing 51 per cent of the vote last November, while fellow Republicans expanded their majorities in both chambers of the US Congress.
In a statement released by his office, Senator Kerry, who has not ruled out another run for the White House, hailed American democracy and expressed hope he would be find common ground with the President he bitterly campaigned against.
"When we look around the world and see the increasing violence as Iraq's election draws near or see the fragility of democracy in Ukraine's elections, we are reminded what a powerful example our political system sets for the world," Senator Kerry said.
"We have strong differences," Senator Kerry said, yet "our system endures because we Americans expect nothing less."
"There has been a lot of talk over the last four years about uniting Americans.
"I hope now there will be a real effort to make true bipartisanship a priority.
"I'll be ready to reach across the aisle anytime we can work in good faith to make our country stronger."
Senator Kerry spent much of Mr Bush's big day out of the limelight.
Yet when he first stepped out of the US Capitol to attend the inauguration ceremony, his smiling face was shown to the crowd on a big outdoor television screen.
A smattering of cheers from the predominantly Republican gathering was quickly drowned out by loud groans and a few jeers. One man shouted, "Loser."
At Save-On today. One of those Rag mags, The Globe, had a horrid picture of WJClintoon. Large headline: Bill Clinton Dying!! What secret illness his he hiding?
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
"I BELIEVE"-DU
How does that song go?
"Every party loves a loser thats why we invited you......."
"You meant his SECRET plan, right? LOLOL"
During the hearings did you hear him tell Condi that he had a PLAN?
LMAO
Where Ta-ray-za is, it's always warm. It's the gin.
Voting against Condi Rice was a great way to start that off, John.
The article says he was able to hide his disappointment. Huh? It's pretty clear by his wistful expression that he's eating his heart out.
Waiting for the open bar to start.
LOLROTF!!!! Good One!
Great catch.
Bob Dornan told me a story once about how he and Dem Congressman (and retired General) Sonny Montgomery walked into Sandinista HQ unannounced back during the early Eighties, (during the time when the Dems were backing the communists down there to the hilt, while the Reaganites were fighting to keep them out of Central and South America).
The door to the Ortega brothers' offices opened, and out walked Commie Tommy Harkin. He had been in there meeting one on one privately with them. Not only was a meeting like that wrong, I believe that it was also illegal.
So, when you see Harkin and Kerry sitting together still, remember, birds of a feather flock together. They are, and remain, traitors.
Harkin earned his leftist stripes by betraying our troops in Vietnam. As a Congressional staffer working for the House Committee on Southeast Asian Affairs, he took illegal pictures of Viet Cong prisoners on Con Son island and sold them to Life magazine for 10 grand. A great propaganda coup for the communist Vietnamese.
Not surprisingly, when Billie Jeff Clinton reopened normalized relations with the Vietnamese, the first representative he sent over was Harkin.
Harkin has decades of cozy relationships with communist regimes worldwide.
And what happened to Teraaaayyyza? She wasn't there.
Let me second that - HAR!
Man, that feels good! :-)
I am hardly a fan of Kerry, however I give him alot of credit for showing up and behaving with class.
I wonder if bAbs Boxer was there?
Gotta love Dick Cheney.
LOL! I'm rolling on the floor over that one!
Was Obama there?
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