TooMuchBlue

My collection of rants and raves about technology, my kids and family, social/cultural phenomena, and inconsistencies in the media and politics.

2005-09-23

John Kerry raises campaign money from Katrina rhetoric

Yes, our dear friend John Kerry is hard at work, earning a living off the misfortune of others.

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) unleashed a furious attack on the Bush administration at a Brown University speech yesterday, upbraiding the president’s response to the hurricane that recently devastated the Gulf Coastand tying it to what he sees as other flaws at the White House.
“This is the Katrina administration,” read prepared remarks posted on 2004 Democratic presidential nominee’s website, www.johnkerry.com. “Katrina is a symbol of all this administration does and doesn't do,” read Kerry’s script, portions of which were included in an e-mail to supporters that ended with a fundraising appeal.
...
In a brief interview, Tracey Schmitt, a spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee, called Kerry’s pitch for cash “repulsive.”
In a news release, she said, “John Kerry's attacks on President Bush's efforts to assist the victims and rebuild the Gulf Coast don't come as a surprise. Armchair quarterbacking on tough issues has never been a problem for Senator Kerry. The American people have pulled together during a difficult time and Democrats’ efforts to politicize this tragedy are unsavory at best.”

This illustrates why I see the DNC as the party of vicious opportunism. I have yet to see a claim so outrageous, a connection so tenuous, or a position so outlandish that Democrats will not line up behind it, so long as the result is to show that they oppose the President.

I read this trend as an act of desperation. The Green party has shown itself to be a more moderate option, and one which numbers of people may consider. Independents have also been gaining traction in each election, even in Congress. After the spanking they got in the last presidential election, I'm sure more than a few Democratic candidates are searching around for a tenable platform. Unfortunately, with President Bush advancing all the good ideas (even if he doesn't always implement them correctly), and no compelling alternative plan, the democrats are limited to ad homenim attacks.

[From The Hill via Drudge Report]

Labels:

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

Links to this post:

Create a Link

<< Home