The Billiken's Bluff

The last time we had an Explain the John Kerry Statement Challenge, it seems no Anti-Bushocrats were up to the task. No one even took a stab at it! I don't blame you guys, of course; it's tough to actually justify the inane babble the senator puts forth as a foreign policy, and much, much easier just to slap on a few Anti-Bushocrat buttons or bumperstickers and call yourself politically enlightened.

But we're giving you a chance to redeem yourselves here with this second challenge. Remember people, the stakes are high: if you can explain to me the contradiction found in the following statement with any, ANY degree of logic, NDot will wear an authentic Anti-Bushocrat button of your choice from now until Nov. 2nd. This is all about my own education people - I'm counting on you.

This is from the last debate (which a lot of AB's seem to think Kerry somehow won), and frankly it makes me feel like I've been taking crazy pills.

First he said, in response to a question about his flipfloppin':

”Well, let me tell you straight up: I've never changed my mind about Iraq. I do believe Saddam Hussein was a threat. I always believed he was a threat. Believed it in 1998 when Clinton was president. I wanted to give Clinton the power to use force if necessary.”

Then, not even a half hour later in response to a question about Iran - in the very same debate, mind you:

”I don't think you can just rely on U.N. sanctions, Randee. But you're absolutely correct, it is a threat, it's a huge threat.

"And what's interesting is, it's a threat that has grown while the president has been preoccupied with Iraq, where there wasn't a threat.”

As of now I'm operating on the assumption that anyone we would elect to office should be able to decide - given years and years to make the call and even being able to refelct on the outcome - if a world power presents a threat. Note he does claim "I have never changed my mind." But if anyone is up to the Challenge of explaining how this makes any degree of sense I am certainly waiting to hear it, cuz I feel like I'm in Alice in freakin Wonderland over here watching this guy talk.



Anyone?