Posted on 10/16/2006 7:41:06 AM PDT by presidio9
Sen. John Kerry says he deserves a second chance if he decides to take another crack at becoming president.
The Massachusetts Democrat, who lost to President Bush in 2004, said it is a basic principle that "Americans give people a second chance. And if you learn something and prove you've learned something, maybe even more so. Now, I don't know what I'm going to do yet. We'll make that decision down the road."
Ronald Reagan twice unsuccessfully sought the GOP nomination for president before he got it — and won two elections for the White House.
"John McCain, their leading candidate — didn't he get kicked around South Carolina by the same president because he wasn't patriotic enough as a prisoner of war? He's now their leading candidate for president," Kerry said of the Republican Party. " Richard Nixon seemed to get kicked around pretty badly both running for president and governor, turned around and came back and got elected president."
Kerry faces a major challenge trying to convince Democratic activists that a recently defeated candidate can still carry his party's hopes for recapturing the White House.
If Kerry runs, he would have to overcome other Democratic presidential hopefuls such as Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, Joe Biden of Delaware, Russ Feingold of Wisconsin and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut.
The list of potential opponents also could include New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, former Indiana Gov. Sen. Evan Bayh, Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, and even Kerry's ex-running mate in 2004, former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina.
Sounds like he now has a serious drinking problem.
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Decisive and commanding as ever! Go Kerry!
Exactly. It is against some law or other to criticize "war heros." Ask Ann Coulter if you don't believe me.
Was Kerry in Vietnam? Well, let's send him over there again for a second chance!
Just like Al Gore. But I'd love a Kerry vs. Hillary cat fight for the nomination. :)
"His obnoxious attitude of entitlement is one of the reasons why he lost the last time around. He has to earn the right to head the ticket - he doesn't "deserve" it."
Exactly. What leaps out at me is Kerry whining about "deserving" a chance. Like it's some kind of award. No, it's service. Tell me what you can do for the country, earn the chance.
Kerry will be toast after New Hampshire.
Deaserved got nothin' to do with it.
But if the unhinged dems want to run lurch for another failed attempt. HELL YES!
A. Vote against Kerry.
NO problem with me.....he can come in second again.
John F'in Kerry does not even deserve the air he continues to breath (in my humble opinion of course)
Oh yes, please let him run again so we can have another laugh riot! Anybody know what his wife has been up to? Talks about entertainment value!
Aw comeon this can't be posted too many times. It is still funny. It will be funny tommorow. It will be funny in a little over 2 more years if Kerry actually decides to run and Demonrats are stupid enough to nominate Kerry again.
Kerry will announce his candadacy,
using which Navy ship, as a backdrop?
keep in mind, he voted against the appropriation
for every Navy ship less than fifty years old.
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