This answer, of course, depends on who is asking. Like so many Leftists, John Kerry is a case study in hypocrisy. Kerry, the meticulously coiffed inheritance-welfare playboy, professes to be an Everyday Joe, a populist man of the people. Kerry, the Vietnam ''war hero'' who shamelessly surrounds himself with a ''band of brothers'' at every campaign stop, once cuddled with Hanoi Jane Fonda and has since opposed nearly every defense- and intelligence-spending program during his Senate tenure. Kerry, the self-described moderate whose rise to political power began under the tutelage of Teddy Kennedy, was recently named ''Most Liberal Senator'' by the National Journal, with a composite score of 96.5. All told, John Kerry's representation of his record -- his life, in fact -- leaves one longing for a Democrat candidate with the unimpeachable honesty of Bill Clinton.
James Taranto recently dubbed Senator Kerry ''Dukakis without the integrity.''
As Federalist No. 04-04 noted, ''Kerry, whose campaign appeared moribund just three weeks ago, is now the new-and-improved front-runner of the Demo pack. At first blush, he appears to be a ''package'' candidate for Demo voters -- the military veteran who was, and remains, an Ivy-league anti-war protestor; the consummate insider who's acting like an outsider; the Senate's wealthiest member (he married well and his middle name is ''Forbes'' after all) who's acting like a homeless advocate; and the terrorism dove who's taunting our wartime president to ''bring it on.'' Basically, Kerry is running against his own record --
he's against NAFTA but voted for it,
he's against the USA Patriot Act but voted for it, he's against Operation Iraqi Freedom but voted for it, etc.'' Part 1 KT
James Taranto recently dubbed Senator Kerry ''Dukakis without the integrity.''
As Federalist No. 04-04 noted, ''Kerry, whose campaign appeared moribund just three weeks ago, is now the new-and-improved front-runner of the Demo pack. At first blush, he appears to be a ''package'' candidate for Demo voters -- the military veteran who was, and remains, an Ivy-league anti-war protestor; the consummate insider who's acting like an outsider; the Senate's wealthiest member (he married well and his middle name is ''Forbes'' after all) who's acting like a homeless advocate; and the terrorism dove who's taunting our wartime president to ''bring it on.'' Basically, Kerry is running against his own record --
he's against NAFTA but voted for it,
he's against the USA Patriot Act but voted for it, he's against Operation Iraqi Freedom but voted for it, etc.'' Part 1 KT