September 22, 2004
HOW'S THIS A WINNING STRATEGY?:
Kerry looks to clarify stance, views on Iraq (Patrick Healy, September 22, 2004, Boston Globe)
Iraq is usually the stuff of Top Ten lists on the ''Late Show with David Letterman," but the first guest, Senator John F. Kerry, was engaged in serious political strategy Monday night as he laid out his new bottom line on the war.''If you had been elected president in 2000, in November of 2000, would we be in Iraq now?" Letterman asked the Democratic presidential nominee.
''No," Kerry replied...
So, by his own standards, the world would be a worse place today if he'd been president. Posted by Orrin Judd at September 22, 2004 6:06 PM
If Mr. Kerry had been elected president in 2000, he'd be drumming his fingers on his desk, waiting for the French foreign minister to call with permission for him to express disappointment that Al Quaida had just nuked Los Angeles.
Posted by: Axel Kassel at September 22, 2004 6:28 PMDoes anyone else recall Jack Nicholson's portrayal of the president in "Mars Attacks!" and think of John Kerry? "Oh, Jean-Claude, mon dieu!"
Posted by: Governor Breck at September 22, 2004 7:09 PMGov. -
I can't imagine Alexandra Kerry shooting Martians with their own ray guns. But Teresa might have some interesting things to say to the average Martian.
Posted by: jim hamlen at September 22, 2004 10:09 PMWell, with Tony Randall's death and the departure or Gerard Mulligan from the Letterman show, Kerry could have a role after the election as one of Dave's walk-on regulars during the opening comedy segement. He should have plenty of free time, since I doubt he's going to be very interested in the Senate, or his fellow Democrats there very much interested in him.
Posted by: John at September 22, 2004 11:41 PMI'd never thought it was going to happen, but I agree with the Senator for once. The world would indeed be a worse place if he'd been president.
Posted by: Peter at September 23, 2004 3:06 AM