What's the Plan, Kerry, my man?

John Kerry's favorite phrase of the campaign season thus far, aside from "Bring It On" and "Are you still mad at me, Theresa?" is "I've got a plan." How many times have we heard this superfulous quartet of words spit from the mouth of the perspective Democrat candidate? What an absolutely meaningless sentence. Each time I hear these words served up as some sort of viable alternative to the vision of George W. Bush, I want to throw large objects at my already dented television screen. (The Democratic debate was tough on the old Zenith).

Let's look at it this way. . . Suppose that during a job interview for a supervisory position at a large firm, after being asked very specific questions by a potential employer as to how I might approach certain tasks and solve certain problems, I say that I have a very definite plan in mind to make the company more profitable and efficient. Then suppose that after sparking the interest of this prospective employer, a follow-up question is thrown my way asking for some details. Without missing a beat, I assure him that my ideas, when implemented, will yield better results than those of my predecessor. Now let’s suppose the would-be employer says that while my self-confidence is certainly appreciated, he’d like to get an idea of exactly what these great ideas are. I adamantly reply that I am someone who can get things done because I’ve gotten things done before. I add that while I won’t tip my hand just yet, the future of this company would be best served by making use of my obvious skills and talents. For good measure, I mention that I once saved the life of a pet gerbil that fell into my daughter’s fish tank, thus illustrating not only my razor-sharp instincts in a crisis situation but my deep compassion for all things great and small. Things certainly seem to be going well at this point – at least to me - but the likely employer is unrelenting, pushing for yet more information about this plan of mine, asking me again if I would care to be specific. I say with conviction that I am not going to explain myself in public without having the job in hand.

Now what if, upon further inspection of my resume, this prospective employer notices that I had worked in a similar company for a short period of time years before – one that might prove favorable in my consideration for this position? And what if, during the conversation with this individual, I reveal that while I was certainly proud to work at this other place, I went on a public crusade after leaving that job to discredit the company and its employees because of issues I had with them?

How arrogant - or perhaps delusional - would I have to be to believe that the aforementioned scenario would not only tip the scales in my favor but practically guarantee me the job? How many of you would like to wager that in no time, I’d be filling out my W2 form and looking for house plants and cool sports pictures to decorate my new corner office with? I might take that bet … but then my name would have to be John Kerry.

I hate to come across as some sort of bomb thrower here, but I must respectfully ask how it is possible that this man is seriously being considered for the position of President of the United States of America by anyone who can successfully access their own brain pans. Frankly, while half the nation seems to be lapping up whatever pseudo-vision Mr. Kerry has poured into the water dish for us, I can’t help but wonder what it is these people are hearing in his mish-mosh of platitudes and slogans that make them feel so “positive” and “hopeful” about his chances of grabbing the prize. (Let’s just suspend disbelief for a moment and assume that their motivations were NOT fuelled by their collective hatred of George W. Bush and were, rather, predicated on actual ideas). It seems to me that “the plan” to win the War on Terror offered by the Democratic Party candidate is conspicuously nonexistent. I’ve tried every which way from Sunday to dissect his bumper sticker fodder in search of something – anything – that might resemble a plan of action in this time of war that could even come close to the steadfast leadership of President George W. Bush. I see and hear nothing. Kerry himself comes across as uninspired and without purpose, painfully self-indulgent and chock full of clichés and hot air – not unlike the last five or six seasons of M*A*S*H.

Let me cut right to it. If I have to hear one more assembly-line button-slogan generalization of how Mr. Kerry will rebuild alliances and bring those poor nations we have heartlessly and selfishly alienated to the negotiation table to talk, I’m going to return to the wall in my office and deepen the dent in it caused by me banging my head against it during the years of the Clinton administration and Connie Chung’s primetime television program. Kerry has yet to explain how he will accomplish this divine task or what he will use to bribe our good friends, the French. He has yet to explain what he, as President, would do if he could not get a thumbs-up from his chums at the United Nations and abroad for actions against our enemies in the wake of an imminent threat against the United States of America. To me, that is undoubtedly the most critical question Mr. Kerry must address during this campaign season. He has said that he will seek out (and get) our so-called friends abroad to help fight this War on Terror, and that he will conduct a smarter and more sensitive war. So, I ask again … if as President he sees a threat to this country – not unlike the one President Bush saw prior to our invasion of Iraq – and he CANNOT get the approval of the French or the Germans or Kofi Annan or the Martians or Barbra Streisand, what exactly would he do? Perhaps the Syrians, for example – or whoever is in charge of the Human Rights Council at the UN that month – can offer suggestions as to how the United States should defend itself.

Here’s a good question – and a legitimate one at that: Does Mr. Kerry actually take the threat to this nation seriously? At one point, he accused the President of exaggerating the terrorist threat. Are we now to believe that he actually takes the ever-present danger to this country as a matter of the highest priority? He’s become so proficient at flip-flopping, it almost goes unnoticed now. What exactly has changed for him? (I mean, besides the number of days until the election). The fact of the matter is that a rudimentary look at his own resume shows a pattern of disdain for the military – from his scathing and accusatory anti-war rhetoric in the 1970s to his twenty-plus year voting record in the US Senate. Simply saying that he will initiate discussions with nations who have no desire to help the United States anyway (those longing for those gravy days of Saddam’s kickbacks) is not a plan of action that instills any sense of security in me. If, as Mr. Kerry now professes, he believes that this War on Terror must be fought his way to ensure the security of this nation, then isn’t it critical that he share this plan with us as soon as possible? In addition to making us more secure, as he claims he would, wouldn’t it also be the politically expedient move now? After all, a magnificent plan to fight – and win – this war would all but secure his nameplate on the Oval Office desk, wouldn’t it? If our security is at stake – which it most certainly is – why is Mr. Kerry waiting to make us safer? Doesn’t national security take precedence over getting a leg up on the campaign trail? And what if Kerry loses the election in November? What then of his glorious plan to make America safer? Will he pout and take his great initiative home without sharing it, thus continuing to jeopardize the nation’s security?

If this were an actual job interview, Mr. Kerry’s resume would have been tossed into the circle file by now by any employer in need of real answers - us. In this particular case, as the War on Terror continues, it is you and I sitting on the other side of that table asking the questions.

However, my original ad might have been worded a bit differently. Mine would have read, “Cowboy wanted!”

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Very good, very good. This is exactly what would sway the people I associate with. I, too, have been bothered by "The Plan" that is only promised. I guess if it's only promised and never detailed, no one can dis it and you get a free pass.

"Does Mr. Kerry actually take the threat to this nation seriously? "

no.

Democrats cannot take the war on terror seriously because they have mainstreamed their own leftist terrorists for the 60's and 70's.

A good portion of the base , the anybody but Bush wing are middle aged terrorists or terrorist sympathizers.

All of the anti-war protests of the past 2 years have had their PLO contingent, the anti-trade jv terrorists.

They plan to bust up New York to call attention to their cause. These are the same ilk that stoned the police in Chicago and stone the IDF trying to provoke incidents.

These people want a socialist America.

Lots'a vanities here lately. Are you the source, are you a blogger? What's the deal, just talkin' on the soapbox? Sheesh.

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John Kerry's favorite phrase of the campaign season thus far, aside from "Bring It On"

Bush actually said that first..... it was directed at the terrorists. Kerry can't even come up with his own line!

Where has Terezza been lately? I haven't heard a word about her since she got that separate hotel room after a fight with Jean.

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