Everybody was kung fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lighting
In fact it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing.
Posted on 11/10/2004 4:12:48 AM PST by kattracks
WASHINGTON - Defeated Democrat John F. Kerry [related, bio] yesterday launched his political re-entry, huddling with party leaders and vowing to play a high-profile role opposing President Bush [related, bio] in the next term.
Making his first public appearance since his presidential concession speech a week ago, Kerry posed for the cameras during a strategy session on Capitol Hill with House Democratic Leader U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
Kerry also met with Senate Democratic leader-designate Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada to flesh out an anti-Bush agenda for his party in the coming months.
``We have a very clear agenda and I'm gonna be fighting for that agenda with all the energy I have and all the passion I brought to the campaign,'' Kerry said.
Kerry, who plans to be a leading Democratic voice against Bush, vowed to pursue the issues he pressed during the fall race: health-care reform, protecting Social Security and energy independence.
The Bay State senator has spent the past few days thanking supporters and friends - and consulting with party officials on how he can continue to play a leading role on the national stage.
``He's a national figure and he has a huge platform to work with,'' Kerry spokesman David Wade said.
``He's very focused on coming back to the Senate and thinking of how he takes the issues he ran on and puts them at the top of the national agenda.''
Other Kerry sources confirmed the senator has rebounded emotionally and is looking ahead to expanding the political capital he built during the race.
Kerry has told close supporters he is open to exploring a 2008 White House run, sources said.
However, even top aides concede another presidential bid would be the longest of long shots.
Kerry, the aides said, probably will be eclipsed soon by fresher faces such as Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), running mate Sen. John Edwards [related, bio] (D-N.C.), Virginia Gov. Mark Warner or North Carolina Gov. Michael F. Easley.
Plus, much of Kerry's fund-raising base was built on perceptions he could beat Bush, the aides noted.
``Kerry will be a tough sell four years from now,'' admitted one longtime Kerry adviser. ``All this talk about running for president will fade soon enough when reality sets in.''
The funniest thing I heard this morning was Clinton speaking about how the right get their morals across better than the left.
He said the left has to work harder to let people know of their morals.
They just refuse to get it. People know about their "morals" and therefore vote against them.
Fighting to hang onto his meal ticket, that is.
Who? ;)
Sorry for the double post.
The mac "burped"
Shallow gag reflex.
(And actually, i'm just teasing Peach....She Is funny!)
:-)
Fighting who, our soldiers again?
pathetic
*"When I'm not snowboarding, windsurfing or bike riding. "
BTW, what ever happened to Dukakis?
You mean John is actually gonna work? He's actually gonna vote? His votes will now be "tainted" by "How should I vote if I want to be President".
Did anyone tell the pompus a$$ he would have to actually show up to work?
Maybe he'll tell us all about his secret plans now?
Yeah, what was that book written about his military career, somebody here said, but I just can't remember, was it "Ton of Dooky"?
He doesn't really need to go back? The senate ran reasonably well while he was AWOL for two years!!!!!
Kerry said, during his "I lost" speech, that he wanted to bring the parties together. Now it seems it's the same old same old. Mr Flip Flop...and no one expected anything different.
E-e-e-r, shouldn't that be:
...falling off my snowboard while blaming and cursing the secret service guy, falling off my $4,000 bike as I head into oncoming traffic, looking like a dork in my wetsuit and then proving that I am a geek by throwing a baseball only halfway to the mound and then while trying to imitate the original JFK I try to catch a football with my eyes closed.
That's today's JFK, an imitation from the get go.
(And oh! don't forget my tough leadership war record: 3 purple hearts without one night in the hospital)
Everybody was kung fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lighting
In fact it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing.
I do not care where he goes. I am just glad to see that he has put all those damn balls away. He could not have a picture taken without holding one.
After watching him catch and throw the very first time it was obvious to me that the balls were going to be used to cover up obvious inadequacies.
Everybody was kung fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lighting
In fact it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing.
It will be interesting to see if the Massachusetts voters rubber stamp his re-election efforts next time around. I'm guessing "Yes," but you'd think the performance he just gave would give them pause.
Put em up... Put em up!
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