THE REAL KERRY ON IRAQ


The real John Kerry was in classic form in Sunday night's Wisconsin debate. On the question of whether, in light of his vote authorizing the war he "felt any degree of responsibility for the war and its costs and casulties," Kerry uncorked a verbose response that went on for paragraphs (and required a follow-up that repeated the question) before finally hiding behind the statement that "The president had the authority to do what he was going to do without the vote of the United States Congress." And as usual, absent from his entire "there was a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it" shpiel was a clear statement of what Kerry would have done differently if he were president. For more, check out Andrew Sullivan's flaying of this and other Kerry double-speak at the debate.