Some brief thoughts on Kerry.
Whatever Kerry meant to say, it provided plenty of grist for feigned outrage from Republicans. It certainly didn’t sound good. But I take it as a given that it was a botched jab at President Bush because I don’t believe a bunch of Republicans who never served in the military have more respect for the military than a Democrat who did. But that’s life. Republicans are looking for everything they can get. Fine.
But it’s important not to forget one thing. John Kerry isn’t the Democratic party. And this election isn’t about John Kerry. It’s about Iraq. It’s about the man who’s actually president, the man whose policies have led to the disaster the country is facing. George W. Bush.
This whole national drama we’re involved in is about the president’s continued refusal to accept responsibility, or more properly speaking, accountability for anything. He wants the policies and politics of the country to proceed along as if his policies hadn’t already led us into disaster after disaster. That’s what this election is about, not the 2004 election or anything else.
Everything that’s not about that is a distraction.
