:)

[beachmom]

That's all I have to say.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8528472

A taste:

John Kerry
U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
Posted: July 14, 2009

What Gov. Palin Forgot

Writing in this morning's Washington Post, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wrote, "many in the national media would rather focus on the personality-driven political gossip of the day than on the gravity of these challenges."

Unfortunately, her promise to roll up her sleeves and tackle serious issues is followed by a column that focuses on everything but the single grave challenge that forms the basis of all of our actions: the crisis of global climate change.

Yes, she manages to write about the climate change action in Congress without ever mentioning the reason we are doing this in the first place. It's like complaining about the cost of repairing a roof without factoring in the leaks destroying your home.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-kerry/what-gov-palin-forgot_b_231892.html

[Luftmensch067]

1. You go, John!

The dander is well and truly up and he's not going to let them get away with anything! :dem: :applause:

[MBS]

4. yup! He's really been a fighter, and I just love it.

But WHY did the WaPo ever post "her" (I doubt that she actually wrote it) oped in the first place, for Pete's sake? :spank:

[karynnj]

2. I am so glad he did this

First of all he is leading the Senate effort and is incredible on this. But also it shows that he won't let the way the right jumped on his innocuous comment and attempted to link him to Letterman - which failed. (Though his sentiment was likely close to Tom Chapin's in this song which reminded me why I really really liked his fantastic kids cds when my kids were pre-teens.

http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2009/7/12/203410/174/47#c47

[wisteria]

3. Senator Kerry shows us why Palin is not any way ready for prime time. n/t

[TayTay]

5. I imagine Gov Palin would want to respond to Sen. Kerry

and wrote this in that other thread:

Dear Mr. Smarty Pants Eastern Liberal Elite Senate Guy, John Kerry of Esquire and the Senate:

Todd and I both know what it's like when a DEAD fish doesn't go with the flow!!!! I was THINKING of my own wise words about QUITTING and dead FISH when I read your typically ELITIST attack on my post. I should have known that the LIBERAL media/Senate/Department of Law types would use unfair attacks full of LOGIC and stuff like that to like attack me for caring about jobs and stuff!!!!

Everyone knows that the way you get a clean environment is to PASS the ball to the point guard who keeps her EYE on DRILLING and COAL and other burny/fuely type stuff like that and can score the BASKETS of energy OPPORTUNITY!!! Our former Senator, Ted Stevens, used to go to the Senate floor to battle you liberals with his FLAMING HULK tie, which you disrespected by not noticing it or letting it BOTHER you. Now, because the POINT GUARD had no one to intercept the ball, we have NO drilling. Think about that Mr. SENATOR!!!!

In the future, I hope you leave your liberal, eastern ENVIRONMENT stuff back home in Masserchewzitz. If GOD loved Masserchewzitz, he would have given you feuly/burny stuff of your OWN to DRILL, but he didn't and now you have to stop us from NOT sharing ours. Meanie!!!!!! I know they fish in your state, in between being all GAY and everything, so you should go FIND and watch the dead fish and figure out the SECRET of energy policy and making PASSES before you SOLDIER on by quitting. Todd and I did, and I know that America wants me to share this knowledge with them.

God Bless!!!!!!!

Sarah Palin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Inuca]

7. TayTay

this is absolutely hilarious!!! You outdid yourself, you crazy Masserchewzitzian!

[beachmom]

6. CNN Political Ticker felt this a worthy topic to address:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/14/kerry-palin-should-check-out-the-view-from-her-front-porch/

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Call it Kerry vs. Palin, Round 2.

Massachusetts Democrat Sen. John Kerry, a longtime Obama ally, and Alaska's Republican Gov. Sarah Palin are sparring again, this time over climate change and energy policy.

...

In his response, Kerry takes a dig at Palin in an apparent reference to Tina Fey's "I can see Russia from my house" take-off on Palin.

"The global climate change crisis threatens our economy and our national security in profound ways," writes Kerry.

They referenced the "dueling jokes" from a few weeks ago at the end. I have to admit, that when the joke thing happened, my reaction was John: just ignore her!!! But now I realize, this is kind of a perfect task for him to have, especially on topics where he is strong like global climate change and foreign policy. He is very gentlemanly yet smart. PLUS, most importantly, he was a Hockey Dad!!!! She can't distinguish herself on that one sparring with him.