Thanks, John, But No Thanks!
Nice guys finish last, especially in politics
 

January 26 2005
Counterbias.com
Doug Griffin
T E X A N   F O R   T R U T H
 

Senator John Kerry has made it apparent that he plans to seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for the presidency in 2008. Save yourself the monumental embarrassment, Senator, an amoeba has a better chance of winning. Hell, you lost this election to a slug!

I have refrained thus far from Monday-morning quarterbacking the Kerry-Edwards campaign. I thought, “why beat a dead horse.” But the head of this horse doesn’t seem to realize that he has been designated for the glue and/or dog food retirement plan. I, for one, believed in your message, Senator Kerry. I believed you most of all when you said that you would make sure every vote counted. Silly me.

Perhaps you failed to understand your opponent. Perhaps you failed to understand your audience – although I partially blame the media, I blame you too, Senator. Maybe you should have hired Carville instead of Cahill. Had James Carville been your chief advisor, I think you would have been center stage on January 20 instead of sitting in the cheap seats as a spectator. 

I really expected more of a fight from a Bonesman. And I didn’t expect nor hope that you would be nice, since niceties were thrown out the window in the 2000 campaign. Carville understood that. You could have fought more effectively simply by firmly stating the truth about King George and staying on that message.  Why be nice to people who don’t deserve niceness and who certainly are not going to return the favor?

Mr. Kerry, if you decide to run again in 2008, you should know – and I think I speak for most people that voted for you – we don’t trust you. My original choice was Howard Dean. I, like many others, bought into the media B.S. saying that you were the only “electable” choice after Iowa and Dean’s subsequently blown-out-of-proportion scream. I hope we won’t make the same mistake in 2008. I don’t believe we will. Unlike those who voted for Bush, we won’t be fooled again.

We did our parts, Senator Kerry. We contributed time, energy, and money. We got out the vote. We voted – if we could. When we couldn’t, we thought you had our backs – like you said you did. When you conceded the very next day, I was shocked. I hoped, “Maybe this is just a maneuver. He’s letting Bush feel a false sense of victory.” Nope. You really did quit.

Personally, I find it rather insulting that you would even consider running again. With all the political fodder you had at your disposal, you pulled your punches with an opponent that deserved to be embarrassed beyond all political belief. You chose to play nice with a guy who spread lies and innuendo about you and your military service. A guy who has done nothing but shirk his duties – even as President of the United States – and you let him get away with it by playing nice.

Remember, Senator Kerry, nice guys finish last in just about everything – especially politics. This is the crux of the problem for John Kerry and the Democrats. For the most part, they are all playing nice with the Republicans. Republicans who used dirty tactics to keep and further gain control.  ou don’t play nice with bullies. You look ‘em straight in the eye and kick ‘em right square in the groin. So far, I’ve only seen a few Democrats that have the stones to do it. Howard Dean, Al Sharpton, Barbara Boxer, Ted Kennedy, and Dennis Kucinich – to name a few – seem to represent the “Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party.”

What about the rest of you? Are you happy being the laughing stocks of American politics? Democrats better stop playing nice with Republicans and start playing nice with constituents.

And Mr. Kerry, thanks, but no thanks. Don’t waste the ink or effort filing your candidacy, sir. Save yourself the embarrassment and save us the reminder of 2004!

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