Archive for 'John Kerry'

Monday, February 5th, 2007

If You Think I Can Pass Up A Story Like This…

…you don’t know me very well.  Mark Leibovich in the New York Times on John Kerry’s status as an isolated loser:
Senator John Kerry keeps to himself around the Capitol. He is always rushing somewhere, head down, disappearing into elevators. A Senate loner for 22 years, Mr. Kerry seems all the more isolated now as he […]

4 Comments » - Posted in John Kerry by Mark

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Monday, February 5th, 2007

You Say Global Warming, I Say To-mah-to…

…let’s call the whole thing off.  George Will is not convinced that we face a crisis:
Enough already. It is time to call some bluffs. John Kerry says that one reason America has become an “international pariah” is President Bush’s decision to “walk away from global warming.” Kerry’s accusation is opaque, but it implies the usual complaint […]

No Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Domestic Affairs, John Kerry, POTUS, UN/Oil-For-Food, Foreign Affairs, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Saturday, January 27th, 2007

John Kerry: A Jackass For The Ages

God, the man just never shuts up:
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry slammed the foreign policy of the Bush administration on Saturday, saying it has caused the United States to become “a sort of international pariah.”
The statement came as the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee responded to a question today at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting […]

8 Comments » - Posted in John Kerry, POTUS, Iraq, Foreign Affairs by Mark

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Thursday, January 25th, 2007

Behind The Kerry Withdrawal…

…was a lack of fundraising success, according to this article by Roger Simon:
As John Kerry just found out, $13 million is sometimes not enough.
That amount, which the senator from Massachusetts still had on hand after running for the presidency four years ago as the Democratic nominee, is only a fraction of what a presidential candidate […]

No Comments » - Posted in Rudy Giuliani, John Kerry, Barack Obama, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates, Republican Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

My Heart Has Been Broken Into Teeny Little Pieces

The 2008 race just lost its crown jester:
In these days when everyone and their brother seems to be running for president, someone today decided that he was not: Senator John Kerry, the Massachusetts Democrat who lost to President Bush in 2004.
The news was relayed by a Democratic official in anticipation of an announcement later […]

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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

Don’t Tease Me Like That!

Can it be? Can John Kerry truly still be pondering a 2008 run? Apparently:
With the 2008 Democratic presidential field taking shape fast, Senator John F. Kerry still hasn’t decided whether to join the race, and maintains that the early announcements from other candidates won’t push him to act in haste , according to Kerry aides […]

8 Comments » - Posted in John Kerry, Democratic Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Sunday, January 21st, 2007

Clinton Widens Lead Over Obama…

…while Rudy Giuliani remains the public favorite for the GOP:
On the day that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton officially entered the 2008 presidential sweepstakes, a new Washington Post-ABC News survey shows her with a wide lead over her potential Democratic rivals.
Clinton took 41 percent in a hypothetical primary field against 12 other Democrats, far ahead of Sen. Barack […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, Al Gore, Newt Gingrich, John Edwards, Sam Brownback, John Kerry, Mitt Romney, 2008 Polls, Republican Candidates, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, January 4th, 2007

Rating The ‘08 Contenders

Chuck Todd and Marc Ambinder of The National Journal share their latest thoughts on the contenders and pretenders: moving up, both Rudy and Obama, though neither takes the top spot - yet…and moving way, way down, that lonely patrician known as JFK II…

1 Comment » - Posted in Election 2006, Barack Obama, John Kerry, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Honorable Mention, 2006 Jackass Of The Year: John Kerry

Oh, I know, it’s hardly fair; the man should be retired from the category for general jackassedness.  Nevertheless, Kerry once again stood out this year.
With the Democrats in control and sailing into the 2006 election with a full tail wind born of an unpopular war and an old-fashioned sex scandal, out pops Mr. Pomposity with […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, John Kerry, Democratic Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

John Kerry: Friend Of The Common Man

This is absolutely priceless…all I want for Christmas (a little late, I know) is for John Kerry to stay in the 2008 race! Run, John, run!…

11 Comments » - Posted in John Kerry, Democratic Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

How Do We Love Thee, Rudy G.? Let Us Count The Ways…

A new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows - guess who - Rudy G. leading the way among Republican candidates.  At some point, the Rudy G. naysayers are going to have to start paying attention, because there are very few polls he hasn’t led in, and John McCain is not a nobody - i.e., it’s not […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Al Gore, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Newt Gingrich, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Candidates, 2008 Polls, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, December 11th, 2006

The Loneliest Man In Washington…

…is also the most clueless.  How far has John Kerry fallen? So far that even Teddy Boy is ready to throw him overboard:
Senator Edward M. Kennedy Monday dropped his public commitment to support Senator John F. Kerry in a 2008 presidential race, saying that he won’t wait “indefinitely” for Kerry to declare his intentions while […]

5 Comments » - Posted in John Kerry, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

Kos: Obama Wins, If He Runs

So sayeth the Nutroots® prophet:
Standard caveats aside (it’s early, we don’t have a set field, blah blah blah), it’s hard to see how Barack Obama loses the nomination barring scandal or the mother-of-all gaffes.
I’ve been working up a few scenarios given the primary calendar (which isn’t set in stone, with states like California looking to […]

17 Comments » - Posted in Al Gore, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, John Kerry, Democratic Candidates, Hillary Clinton, Election 2008 by Mark

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Monday, December 4th, 2006

I Find Myself On The Same Side As…John Kerry??!!??

Oh, for the love of…the Hotline’s Blogometer notes a list of Democrats on the outs with progressives for apparently not being hostile enough to capitalism, spearheaded by populist hack David Sirota.  The list includes the following ”negative” comment about Kerry:
…[T]his year he voted for the Oman Free Trade Agreement, over the strong objections of labor, human […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, John Kerry, Donkeys, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

Oh, No, Say It Ain’t So!

Can it be true? Is it possible that we won’t have John Kerry to kick around any more?
Senator John F. Kerry’s election-eve “botched joke” about the war in Iraq — and the fierce denunciations his comments drew from fellow Democrats — has led him to reevaluate whether to mount a run for the presidency in […]

6 Comments » - Posted in John Kerry, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

A Quick 2008 Snapshot

It’s clear to me that my old candidate profiles and odds are no longer operative, given the recent activity in the 2008 race.  We’ve had some declare, some withdraw, and the odds have shifted.  From where I sit, the quick view is this.
Two candidates, one Democrat and one Republican, hold the keys to this election.  Each candidate […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Al Gore, Mike Huckabee, Condoleezza Rice, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Newt Gingrich, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Election 2008 by Mark

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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Kerry Tells Non-Botched Joke: Still No Laughs

What a card:
Enough with The Joke, John Kerry says. The Massachusetts senator and former Democratic presidential nominee said Wednesday night that it’s time to move on from his botched attempt at humor before the midterm election.
Kerry had said young people might get “stuck in Iraq” if they do not study hard and do their […]

2 Comments » - Posted in John Kerry, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, November 27th, 2006

John Kerry, The Uniter

Give the man credit for this much - he brings people of all races, ages, and nationalities together in one crucial area: their intense dislike of John Kerry.
Democratic Sen. John Kerry, mulling a second bid for the U.S. presidency, finished dead last in a poll released on Monday on the likability of 20 top American political […]

1 Comment » - Posted in John Kerry, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, November 20th, 2006

Another Poll, Another Huge Clinton Lead

Although the headline is the Incredible Shrinking Kerry Candidacy; from 12% support to 7% in the space of one month.  Here are the Democratic standings according to CNN:
New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton 33%
Illinois Sen. Barack Obama 15%
Former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards 14%
Former Vice President Al Gore 14%
Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry 7%
Retired Gen. Wesley Clark […]

12 Comments » - Posted in Barack Obama, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Polls, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Sunday, November 19th, 2006

The Most Clueless Man In Washington

Is there even a close second?
Massachusetts Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Sunday he is still considering a second run for the White House in 2008, despite public criticism of what he has has called a “botched joke” about the Iraq war.
In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Kerry was asked he had given up […]

9 Comments » - Posted in John Kerry, NY Times/Media Watch, 2008 News, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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