[rhombus]

What an awful lot of work you are putting into this. Sorry, it wasn't your first comment it was this comment...unless youre really just patting yourself on the back for pointing out an error

Pissy or not, what's the deal with lambasting me for questioning the initial quote this article was based on? Seems strange and misplaced effort to me and WAY TOO MUCH WORK.

[new cruelty]

Too much work? I have no principles, now I have too much. Be flattered. I'm not lambasting you. I think you're worth the effort. And I haven't lambasted you for questioning the quote. I think it's a valid question. I even offered some assistance. Here's the deal... If you feel lambasted, it is likely because of this preachy comment that you made to me but did not back up with any action until later, "People who like to pat themselves on the back over their principles shouldn’t just let this slide". So don't let it slide. If you're going to make a comment like that, then back it up with some action of your own (i.e. write the author of the article and report the response back to the masses) otherwise you're just patting yourself on the back and are no different from those you are complaining about. I think it's great that you finally wrote to the author for clarification on the quote and look forward to a response.

[Between the Lines]

The author of this story was not quoting Kerry. He was quoting us conservatives who have characterized this particular Kerry flipflop as the “I was for it, before I was against it” flipflop.

The confusion comes from the author’s mistake was putting “the war” into the quote. I think he probably did that to clarify that the flipflop was not about amnesty.