It’s not for the reasons you think.
Frankly, while I understand why many Vietnam Veterans might be angry at Kerry because of his activities in the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, I think its a negative for Kerry for a different set of reasons.
I think it shows his lack of judgment.
If I listen to Kerry, I’m supposed to be upset with Bush because he listened to all of the intelligence agencies in the world, that Saddam had WMD, that perhaps President Bush should have checked his facts.
Except Kerry joined an organization:
- Founded by a Communist.
- Who was never in Vietnam.
He then:
collected testimonials about atrocities from people who’d never actually been soldiers in Vietnam.
He then testified about those atrocities in the Senate.
Perhaps President Bush should have been more skeptical about what Putin and all the Arab neighbors of Iraq were telling him. I don’t think Kerry would have been any more skeptical though, quite the reverse, he just has a different set of biases.
When my lefty friends ask me how I could consider voting for Bush, I ask them “Granted that you don’t like Bush, tell me something positive about Kerry?” There’s always silence. Then I tell them “Look, not liking Bush is fine, we can agree to disagree on his foreign policy. But how do you know Kerry isn’t worse if you don’t know anything about him? In my opinion, Kerry would be worse, and I formed that opinion from reading Kerry’s own website. He’s an empty suit.”
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