John Kerry has to prove he's not yesterday's man

The Hill ^ | May 4, 2005 | Alexander Bolton

[ProudVet77]

John Kerry has to prove he's a man. And not a kept man for rich women. Real men make it on their own, has he?

[MisterRepublican]

Mr. Kerry meet Mr. Dukakis, Mr. Mondale, Mr. Gore and Mr. Dole. We hope you'll enjoy you're stay here at The George McGovern Center for The Politically Irrelevant.

[Puppage]

Democratic insiders say that Kerry’s unprecedented direct access to so many current and onetime supporters is a huge advantage heading into the next Democratic presidential primary

Worked wonders in '04

[concerned about politics]

Meterosexual Kerry is sooooo yesterday. He made an absolute fool out of himself claiming to be a "Really cool super war hero."

Kerry is such a...... dork!

[sgtbono2002]

If Kerry were in diapers it could be said he has a pantload.

[billorites]

"Kerry is such a...... dork! "

I dunno. Always struck me as a dweeb.

[concerned about politics]

Sen. John Edwards

This little fella is a snake in the grass. He'd screw anyone over for the right price.

[theDentist]

“I think he was woefully inadequate,” Bauer said. “He was an amazingly lousy candidate. He worked hard to lose that election.”

Ladies and Gentlemen, the future of the Democratic Party

Mr Personality himself.... John Effin' Kerry

[sr4402]

What do you mean that I have to prove I am a 'new man'?

/sarcasm off

[concerned about politics]

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton

In my opinion, a low life skank from Arkansas who made it to Washington by hitching a ride in her husbands briefs.

[gridlock]

On the list of messages, this thread comes in just above an MND article entitled "John Kerry: The Continuing Democrat Embarrassment".

I love it when these Donk megalomaniacs sacrifice their party to service their own selfish needs...

[bitt]

"If a 'knee operation' doesn't get me any headlines, maybe next thing I'll try is breast implants...."

[DM1]

I cannot stand Kerry
never could when he was my Senator
even more so now that he is a failed candidate
still it is cause for concern on the off chance that he grabs the nomination that he COULD be elected
i shudder to think of it

[bert]

.....who say he did not have a clear, compelling message....

His message was

"I am a war hero who served in Vietnam."

[concerned about politics]

Kerry’s use of his grassroots network to build momentum for a major legislative proposal such as Kids First, which would give health insurance to more than 10 million uninsured children, responds to criticism Republicans repeatedly made last year: that Kerry had a record of paltry legislative accomplishment in the Senate.

He still has a dismal record. The poor already have Medicaid. Unless he's going to use his own money to pay for this welfare idea, forget it. Don't be sending another me another bill to support the democrat base! I'm sick of doing it already!

[monkapotamus]

[Neville72]

Where's your signed Form 180, Senator?

[USS Alaska]

Didn't he serve in vietnam?

[gridlock]

“He really angered a lot of people by keeping all the money that he did,” Cari said, referring to close to $17 million left unspent in Kerry’s campaign account after the election.

A week before the election, Kerry's camp openly acknowledged that they were going to hold back this kind of money to finance post-election challenges, and the 'Pubbies did the same. It was widely regarded at the time as a shrewd and intelligent move. The goal of Kerry's candidacy, at the end of the day, was to make the election close enough to steal, as was done in the Washington Governor's race. He fell just short of that threshold, however.

Kerry's last shot at the Big Chair is to quietly build his candidacy, and be the Electable Alternative if Hillary! stumbles or chooses not to run. No other Donk has the resources or base to survive as Hillary! "sucks up all the oxygen", as the Clinton-era phrase goes. If something untoward were to happen to her candidacy, or if she just decides that she's not likely to win and it's not worth it, Kerry would be the only other remotely viable candidate with national standing and a machine ready to go. This is the only chance, however remote, he has to ever occupy the Oval Office, so it is the path he will follow.