Posted on 11/07/2006 8:24:02 AM PST by george76
As national Democrats hang bunting and prepare for what they hope will be a joyous victory celebration in Washington tonight, John F. Kerry will be back in Massachusetts, quietly standing behind his state's gubernatorial nominee.
Kerry's treks around the country were supposed to help erase bad memories of 2004 -- convincing Democrats that Kerry was a dogged worker and belonged among the party's top contenders for 2008.
Instead, the campaign ended with the senator on the sidelines, grounded like a high-schooler caught misbehaving in class during the week before the prom.
His "botched joke" ...gave the Republicans ammunition at a time when they were running out of it.
He then either misjudged the situation or let his anger get the better of him: By choosing to lash out at the Republican scandal machine rather than quietly apologize, he guaranteed that the story would stay in the news.
Now, Kerry has to hope that the Democrats get a big enough victory to wash away any recriminations.
But if the election returns fail to meet the party's skyhigh expectations, Kerry would be among the biggest goats...
His decision to lead the libuster against Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. earlier this year had won him liberal support.
the longstanding perception that Kerry has done a poor job of building a staff.
Some big-name Democrats, including Hillary Clinton and Edward M. Kennedy, are known for their ability to attract the party's top writers and thinkers; Kerry is not.
And the fact that Kerry veered from the text in a way that made a bad speech worse is no surprise, either; in 2004, reporters with advance copies of Kerry's speeches would chuckle over how he added unnecessary words and stepped on his applause lines.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Is there any way to rehabilitate him long enough to make him seem viable for '08, and then let Rove get him ditched again by Kerry's staff when it's too late?
Outside of his senate seat, kerry's TOAST!!!!
He done done it to himself, he could not stop himself, he's done for anything outside of his existing seat!!!!
What thinkers ?
We can only hope.
My cable modem cratered, got a new one! Funny toon. Kerry is going to get the full blame for any loss, pray it happens!
I think it would be as well for you to remember how long ago Mr. Mencken lived.
I am glad that you got a new cable modum.
It is good to have you back !
Thanks, whatta time to lose the computer!!
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