Taking the Ball and Running (your Mouth) With It.

So Sen. John Kerry flubs a line and the GOP is going to use it as an example of how democrats "don't support our troops." It is true that Kerry blew it and left his remarks open to interpreration. It is also true that the GOP will now use his miscue to revert to their trick of using "the troops" as a proxy for the War. (That is, if you don't support the War, you are not supporting our troops.) Shame on Kerry for leaving this opening. Shame on the GOP for cynically exaggertaing it. The last thing we need is any more smoke and mirrors on this issue.

Did Kerry mean to insult our troops? I doubt it. He is a proud vet and has one of the highest VFW ratings in the Senate. I somehow doubt that he would ever disparage anyone in uniform. The fact that our President avoided his service in Vietnam, has sent 140,000 men and women on a poorly planned adventure, and supports a party that has cut veterans benefits only adds to the idiocy of the situation.