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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Friday, March 19, 2004 :::
As we all know, John Kerry voted in favor of going to war in Iraq, but against funding the rebuilding. That's not really inconsistent, I suppose -- you can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs, but there's no reason you can't break eggs without making an omelet. But he has told us this week that before he voted against making the omelet, he voted for it -- he only voted against making the omelet because it was going to have the wrong kind of cheese, or something.
Well, Rich Lowry has dug up an exchange from Face the Nation:Sen. KERRY: I think we need--I think we need to roll back the top end of the Bush tax cut.
McMANUS: If that amendment does not pass, will you then vote against the $87 billion?
Sen. KERRY: I don't think any United States senator is going to abandon our troops and recklessly leave Iraq to--to whatever follows as a result of simply cutting and running. That's irresponsible. What is responsible is for the administration to do this properly now. And I am laying out the way in which the administration could unite the American people, could bring other countries to the table, and I think could give the American people a sense that they're on the right track. There's a way to do this properly. But I don't think anyone in the Congress is going to not give our troops ammunition, not give our troops the ability to be able to defend themselves. We're not going to cut and run and not do the job. As Lowry points out, it's hard not to infer from that exchange that a vote against the bill would be, in Kerry's judgment, "irresponsible". I'd say Kerry has some egg on his face.
::: posted by Steven at 11:27 PM
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