Mondo Washington
by James Ridgeway
John Kerry Must Go
Note to Democrats: it's not too late to draft someone-anyone-else
April 27th, 2004 11:45 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C.- With the air gushing out of John Kerry's balloon, it may
be only a matter of time until political insiders in Washington face the
dread reality that the junior senator from Massachusetts doesn't have what
it takes to win and has got to go. As arrogant and out of it as the
Democratic political establishment is, even these pols know the party's got
to have someone to run against George Bush. They can't exactly expect the
president to self-destruct into thin air.
With growing issues over his wealth (which makes fellow plutocrat Bush seem
a charity case by comparison), the miasma over his medals and ribbons (or
ribbons and medals), his uninspiring record in the Senate (yes war, no war),
and wishy-washy efforts to mimic Bill Clinton's triangulation gimmickry (the
protractor factor), Kerry sinks day by day. The pros all know that the
candidate who starts each morning by having to explain himself is a goner.
What to do? Look for the Dem biggies, whoever they are these days, to sit
down with the rich and arrogant presumptive nominee and try to persuade him
to take a hike. Then they can return to business as usual-resurrecting John
Edwards, who is still hanging around, or staging an open convention in
Boston, or both.
If things proceed as they are, the dim-bulb Dem leaders are going to be very
sorry they screwed Howard Dean.
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0417/mondo1.php
John Kerry is a fraud, and most Americans now realize that.
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