Posted on 05/29/2007 9:00:58 AM PDT by seanmerc
John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, voted for the Iraq war resolution in 2002 after weighing the political ramifications and being told by his future campaign manager that he would never be elected president in 2004 unless he sided with President Bush on the issue, according to a forthcoming book by Mr. Kerry's former strategist. The book by veteran Democratic Party strategist Robert Shrum, titled "No Excuses," paints a portrait of an often-dysfunctional Kerry presidential campaign in which senior strategists clashed with each other, the Boston Globe reports. An advance copy of the memoir of Mr. Shrum's years in politics, slated for release in early June, was provided to the Globe. Mr. Shrum provides a vivid description of events leading up to Mr. Kerry's decision to vote for the war. He writes that Mr. Kerry telephoned him on the eve of the Oct. 11, 2002, vote. Mr. Shrum said that Mr. Kerry was skeptical of Mr. Bush's claim that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and that he "didn't trust Bush to give the diplomatic route a real chance." Nonetheless, Mr. Kerry asked Mr. Shrum whether he would "be a viable general election candidate if he was in the small minority of senators who voted no." Mr. Shrum wrote that he told Mr. Kerry that it was "impossible to predict the political fallout if we went to war." But he wrote that Jim Jordan, Mr. Kerry's former Senate press secretary and future campaign manager, "was insisting that he had to vote with Bush." Mr. Shrum wrote that Mr. Jordan had "hammered" Mr. Kerry with a warning: "Go ahead and vote against it if you want, but you'll never be president of the United States." Mr. Kerry voted for the war resolution, and Mr. Jordan became Mr. Kerry's campaign manager three months later.
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I'm not sure why anyone regards Bob Shrum as an expert on political campaigns. I don't think he has ever been on the winning side.
P.S. I heard a rumor that Jean Francois had been to Vietnam. Can anybody else verify that?
He says he has this hat . . . but you know what liars those politicians can be . . . .
Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
I wonder if he took the Scaramouche out for a spin this weekend?
What might make Kerry President was his top priority. What was good for the country was not factored into the discussions.
This guys track record is 0-8 in POTUS elections - enough said.
The poor man is like Jimmy Carter - he is grasping for a positive legacy.
It's not there.
Kerry should run for President again.
I am calling BS on that!
NOTE THE DATE:
"Dear Mr. President: ... We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraq sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs."
Sincerely,
Letter to President Clinton
Signed by Senators Tom Daschle, John Kerry and others
October 9, 1998
http://www.iraqwatch.org/government/US/Letters,%20reports%20and%20statements/levin-10-9-98.html
I see a moonbat a risin’
I see much troubles on the way,
I see a hurricane a blowin’
I see a Hillary campaign!......
I thought it was Cambodia?
He never has won on the Presidential Side. He is such a creep I almost feel sorry for Kerry.
He’s trying to get a new gig. 2008 is approaching and he’s not employed yet.
I was there for 2 1/2 years and I never saw him. He didn’t hang out in the To Doc street joint that I patronized.
My suggestion: Any article that includes a quote from Bob Schrum - STOP READING - turn the page
This guys track record is 0-8 in POTUS elections - enough said.
Exactly. You want to lose a national election cycle?
Hire Bob Shrum.
From your lips to God’s ear...
Bingo - maybe we should express fear that “BOB SHRUM IS COMING”
With his record - if someone hires him - we should rejoice
I was in Cambodia, (Not officially) for about an hour and I didn’t see him there.
His track record for elections is bad, but his story mirrors what Edwards just went through...asking advisors what their vote should be. Edwards even copped to it, saying he shouldn’t have listened to advisors.
That should be enough to make sure you never win another election, but, alas, he has a (D) next to his name.
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