Reply #69: I'm suggesting Kerry opposed the bulk of liberal Senators... [View All]

If Kerry's opposition to the liberal leadership is not a problem...then why all the carps when Dean complains about entrenched Democrats?

I insist that Kerry and his supporters be honest about his vote and recognize it is a liability in his campaign for the Democratic nomination and realize that he did not look like a liberal senator on this vote...he looked like he was being expedient and not wanting to face down the popular president the year before he was running for re-election.

He voted against the first Gulf War because he didn't believe the coalition was strong enough...he voted in favor of the Iraq War resolution knowing Bush would use it to go to war, and there was no coalition. Where's the consistency?

If he was more worried about some consistency (maybe not having to look at frozen waffles?) than joining in a strong bloc with other liberal Democrats to oppose President Bush, I don't see that as heroic or principled...I see that as running a campaign instead of governing with principle.

Those who govern can and do change their minds with integrity. Maybe Kerry and his supporters should realize that...my moral and political principles are not exactly the same today as they were 10 years ago. I read, gain experience, and evolve over time. I appreciate seeing that in a candidate like Howard Dean.