Echoes of JFK as warrior Kerry takes the fight to Bush

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

By JOEL CONNELLY
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER COLUMNIST

BOSTON -- In his best seller "Tour of Duty," Douglas Brinkley wrote of a wartime act of derring-do in the Mekong Delta when Lt. John F. Kerry swung his Swift boat directly toward guns of a Viet Cong ambush.

Kerry has adopted a similar, nervy strategy more than three decades later as he seeks to dislodge George W. Bush from the White House.

Backed by generals and former diplomats, Kerry argued last night that he better than Bush can command the struggle against terrorism, and seize the moment with diplomacy as Franklin D. Roosevelt did in World War II and John F. Kennedy did during the Cuban missile crisis.

"In these dangerous days there is a right way and a wrong way to be strong. Strength is more than tough words," Kerry said in accepting his party's nomination.

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[MikeG]

1. He's beaching the boat and going right after Chimpy.

[Gloria]

2. On NOW tonight, Kevin Phillips brought this up...the idea of the party

going back to "fighting liberalism"...which he said was the Republicans worst nightmare.
He also mentioned JFK (the first one!)...another guy on a boat who fought and won the Presidency.....

[rfkrocks]

3. Thanks for the GREAT POST

After this week I am so inspired to fight the fight and I am proud of my party and the wonderful people in it!!!!!I actually think Kerry can be a great President-