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Village Voice: John Kerry Must Go (“It's not too late to draft someone —anyone— else!”)
Village Voice ^
| April 27th, 2004 11:45 AM
| James Ridgeway
Posted on 04/27/2004 11:07:47 AM PDT by dead
Note to Democrats: it's not too late to draft someone—anyone—else
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.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bush; buyersremorse; dropoutkerry; kerry; villagevoice
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posted on
04/27/2004 11:07:55 AM PDT
by
dead
To: dead; hchutch
Oh, hell. They're figuring it out too soon.
2
posted on
04/27/2004 11:09:20 AM PDT
by
Poohbah
(Darkdrake Lives!)
To: Poohbah
It's pretty funny when the DNC gets kicked to the curb by the VILLAGE VOICE!
To: Poohbah
Right!
:)
4
posted on
04/27/2004 11:10:46 AM PDT
by
cvq3842
To: Poohbah
That sucks, doesn't it.
It's kinda funny that he thinks Howard Dean wouldn't have imploded just as badly though.
At least Dean's self-destruction would have featured much more fireworks, less wounded whinging.
5
posted on
04/27/2004 11:11:58 AM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: dead
Isn't this an EXTREME left-wing publication?
6
posted on
04/27/2004 11:12:01 AM PDT
by
KJacob
To: dead; Dan from Michigan; xsmommy; hobbes1
If things proceed as they are, the dim-bulb Dem leaders are going to be very sorry they screwed Howard Dean. YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH
They weren't supposed to realize that their empty suit was so empty yet.
7
posted on
04/27/2004 11:12:32 AM PDT
by
NeoCaveman
(Is Arlen a Republican? Not proven.)
To: Poohbah
Here's the question: who do they get to replace him? The left has ventured too far left, and is losing touch with the middleground. Get someone too close to the center and you lose your hard-core supporters. Get close enough to satisfy them and you scare the hell out of middle America.
8
posted on
04/27/2004 11:12:51 AM PDT
by
Sofa King
(MY rights are not subject to YOUR approval http://www.angelfire.com/art2/sofaking/index.html)
To: dead
It's that time of year again.
9
posted on
04/27/2004 11:12:56 AM PDT
by
GulliverSwift
(Scott McClellan and Jamie Gorelick both need to go.)
To: KJacob
Yep. Big time...
10
posted on
04/27/2004 11:13:22 AM PDT
by
eureka!
(God Bless and protect our troops and comfort the families of the fallen.....)
To: Poohbah
Just damn.
11
posted on
04/27/2004 11:13:32 AM PDT
by
kesg
To: KJacob
HERE COMES HILLARY.
12
posted on
04/27/2004 11:13:42 AM PDT
by
WVNan
(Be faithful in little things, for in them our strength lies. (Mother Teresa))
To: dead
Hey Hey, Ho Ho,
Jean Effin Kerry's
Got to Go!
Hey Hey, Ho Ho,
Jean Effin Kerry's
Got to Go!
Hey Hey, Ho Ho,
Jean Effin Kerry's
Got to Go!
Hey Hey, Ho Ho,
Jean Effin Kerry's
Got to Go!
13
posted on
04/27/2004 11:13:59 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: Poohbah
I'm with you. This really does worry me. I just about want to tell all my ideological buds to ease up on Kerry! We don't WANT him to go away.
The prospect of She Who Must Not Be Named does scare me.
Dan
14
posted on
04/27/2004 11:14:01 AM PDT
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: dead
Poor JF'nK. That's gonna leave a mark.
To: dead
An open convention would be very interesting... how long has it been since we had one of those? 40 years? 50?
16
posted on
04/27/2004 11:15:23 AM PDT
by
Lunatic Fringe
(John F-ing Kerry??? NO... F-ING... WAY!!!)
To: Poohbah
NOooooo Not Yet!
17
posted on
04/27/2004 11:16:09 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
To: dubyaismypresident
Exactly. Note that last line....
or staging an open convention in Boston....
And we all know what THAT would mean.
18
posted on
04/27/2004 11:16:20 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: dead
The clothes have no emperor.
19
posted on
04/27/2004 11:16:24 AM PDT
by
jackbill
To: dead
20
posted on
04/27/2004 11:16:30 AM PDT
by
Mike Bates
(Artist Formerly Known as mikeb704.)
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