July 28, 2004
Kerry, round and round
Courtesy of the RNC, watch John Kerry, in his own words, veer into every conceivable policy cul-de-sac on Iraq. He's not been tagged "Flipper" for nothing. This long-rumored, twelve-minute video is simply devastating.
KERRY: "I am way ahead of the commander in chief, and I’m probably way ahead of my colleagues and certainly of much of the country. But I believe this. I believe that he has used these weapons before. He has invaded another country. He views himself as a modern-day Nebuchadnezzar. He wants to continue to play the uniting critical role in that part of the world. And I think we have to stand up to that."
NRO's Jim Geraghty observes:
The point is that there isn't truth or untruth to Kerry's views. There is simply what is needed and what is not needed, and the True North of Kerry's rhetorical and policy compass is whatever he needs politically at that time.Posted by Alan at July 28, 2004 05:09 PMGeorge Clooney's character in Three Kings, a film about the first Gulf War, explains to three soldiers under his command that "the most important thing in life is necessity... As in people do what is most necessary to them at any given moment."
What does Kerry stand for? Whatever is most necessary to him at that particular moment.
One could say that's not unique to Kerry, and may be a common trait among politicians. But what would this mean in a president?