My favorite part:
"Pained Democrats didn't rush to Kerry's defense. In Iowa, Democratic congressional candidate Bruce Braley canceled an event with Kerry scheduled for .tomorrow. A Minnesota congressional candidate, Tim Walz, said Kerry pulled out of an event with him today"
What everyone should notice is how eager Chris Matthews is to put Kerry's comments "in context." He wasn't so eager to do that for Rush last week. Everything Republicans do/say is taken out of context and distorted, yet we are supposed to believe Kerry didn't really mean what actually came out of his own mouth!
Kerry pulled out? Right. This blunder is of Rovian proportions.
What he meant was: "Education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you become a Democrat."
Now, doesn't that make more sense?
Which translates to: the folks ain't buying your spin.
There's spin right there of the worse kind.
The more powerful, relevant, and so-far neglected story is, the Democratic leadership did not rush to condemn his insults and praise our men and women in uniform.
The Democratic leadership shares Kerry's elitist enmity and disdain for military service and that enmity and disdain are what will guide their decision-making in Congress if they gain control.