Kerry Flap - One Week to Go

The Republicans jumped on John Kerry's comments yesterday, like stink on s--t. They all got their talking points e-mail painting a Vietnam war hero as against our troops in Iraq. This looks like Swift Boat part II. Doing a dump on Kerry could backfire though if it reminds voters of Iraq yet again. Even though Kerry manages to shoot himself in the foot quite often, his attempt at a joke was heartfelt. He was obviously trying to pick up on the theme of "State of Denial" with his opening comment and ending comment about ending up in Iraq. It was the Bush Administration's lack of homework that caused a massive miscalculation about what would happen after we won the ground battle and attempted to stabilize Iraq. This issue was covered both by Bush I and Colin Powell, but Bush II totally ignored the consequences. If I was Kerry I would have apologized to the troops immediately and then followed up with a blistering attack on Bush. As it stands, it is just another sickening example of Republicans trying to get their neoconservative base all pumped up to go to the polls by politicizing Iraq yet again. Before this week is over, we will surely see more nasty smears as Republicans look at the reality of the Iraq war and the cumulative effects of incompetence in this Administration.