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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Jesus Christ, when will these waterheads run out of unjustified indignation? You know you've got two real class A losers on the tickets when they debate is over who's more unfairly and "unpatriotically" villifiying the other.
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This campaign is biased towards mud, but there are types of mud. Some mud has a high shit content. If it happens to be bullshit, you should think twice before you throw it. Kerry's boys should have learned that with its Rathergate memos, but apparently not.
Most people who plan to vote for Kerry dislike him. Most are planning on voting for him because they are against Bush and what has happened in Iraq. All okay, except Kerry has proposed only one change in Iraq. He would "get our allies involved."
I'll put aside the absurdity of this as a goal, both as to liklihood of achievement and benefits from achievement. Kerry's initial steps in his promised greater diplomacy are to ridicule the allies we do have, and call into question the government in Iraq.
Alienating the UK/Australia etc. doesn't bode well for his diplomatic abilities. Questioning the legitimacy of a government that, today, US trops are dying to establish doesn't bode well for his having any ability to make one brave decision.
Assume Allawi's visit was pure a campaign spot for Bush, Kerry has to pass on the attack. If he doesn't have the guts to pass on making some stupid point where discresion demands he pass, how the fuck can anyone trust him with making real hard choices?
