The Republicans have yet to go after Kerry on his most critical vulnerability, his breathtaking penchant for reversing course for political convenience:Bumpity, bump, bump, bump!-- Votes against the Gulf War, which he now says he favored.
-- Votes for the Iraq war, which he now says he opposed.
-- Votes against the $87 billion for troop support and Iraqi reconstruction, while saying that he favors troop support and Iraqi reconstruction.
-- Votes for No Child Left Behind, which he now attacks incessantly.
-- Votes for NAFTA; now rails against the unfairness of free trade.
-- Votes for the Patriot Act; now decries the assault on civil liberties.
Which is why Kerry prefers to pre-empt any examination of his record by warning in advance of a coming Republican ``smear campaign.''
It would be a clever attempt at political insulation were it not so transparent. Instead, coming after weeks of unrelenting anti-Bush calumny, it is an impressive display of chutzpah. Kerry may or may not win the presidency, but he has already won the 2004 Captain Renault award.
Mornin' !Yep! Counterpunch made up this thang that just about says it all !: