To: JakeStraw who wrote (6391 ) 11/10/2003 8:45:37 AM From: Glenn Petersen Read Replies (3) | Respond to An excellent analysis.Kerry's malaise can be traced to one act, one decision, one vote: his support of the resolution giving President Bush the authority to invade Iraq. Had Kerry voted "no," he'd be the Democratic front-runner right now, bringing credibility on foreign policy because of his military service...a year later, Kerry has trouble giving a cogent rationale for his vote to go to war....Perhaps that's because Kerry's vote was based on politics, not principle.Kerry caved in to what he believed to be his political interests. Last year, many Democratic strategists were advising their congressional candidates to vote for the war. Kerry, whose most transparent flaw has always been calculated ambition, probably believed that his presidential aspirations would be better served by a "yes" vote on the resolution. The consideration of invading a sovereign nation - and putting young Americans in harm's way to do it - ought to be the sort of issue in which a man or woman votes his or her conscience, regardless of the political ramifications. If John Kerry failed to do that, he doesn't deserve the presidency.
