I don't know what it is about that phrase, but every time I read it, I dissolve in a fit of giggles.
Anyway, to the issue at hand...it's no surprise that Kerry's flip-flopping over the Iraq war and the war on terror as a whole. If that man has a spine, it isn't made of bone; it's comprised of frickin' windsocks.
I thought it was good too. Not just any old regular asshat, mind you - a flaming asshat.