JK oped in Boston Globe refuting an anti START oped by Romney

[karynnj]

Kerry really destroys Romney in a point by point repudiation - and a little dig noting that he never saw Romney in the audience of any hearing.

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/blogs/the_angle/2010/12/new_start_debat.html?comments=all#readerComm

[MBS]

1. whoa-- this is a zinger!

Thanks for posting this-- I hadn't had the chance to see today's paper yet.

All of this is so good (and passionate: you can just FEEL him seething.. ).But one phrase in particular sticks out (in addition to that jibe you mentioned about Romney not coming to any of the hearings. .): "This isn't policy on his part; it's politics."

There's talk from time to time, both on this forum, and in the media, about Kerry as potential SoS. But, you know, it seems to me that it's better that he's senator. He's freer to say his real opinions on things. Like here.

In general, watching him since 2004, he just feels like a man on a mission who won't be stopped. It's a joy to watch.

[karynnj]

2. I so agree on his being in the right place as Senator (though we would both prefer President)

Reading what I have from wikileaks and other things, I wonder how comfortable he would have been with some decisions made by the Bush administration. It seems clear that he was 100% against accepting the Honduras coup - and wrote opeds to say so. It was clear that he took a much stronger position than Obama on torture, but there has been no movement to repeal the "torture" bill or to correct the definition of what constitutes torture. There was also the memo over Hillary's signature that essentially wanted diplomats to spy.

It is possible if he were there and not Hillary, different decisions would have been made. But, that implicitly assumes that Obama is weak enough or uncertain enough that he would change drastically based on who had most access to him.

I agree on the policy vs politics and can add one more - the end, where he speaks of being "adults". For a politely written oped, it effectively blasts Romney better than anything I can imagine. It is righteous.

Kerry has been extremely loyal to Obama - maybe more than he should - but, he has been able to take different positions that as SoS, he likely might not have been able to do.

[MBS]

4. only disappointment is that this was not published in the

hard-copy paper, and, even online, it's not currently highlighted on the "front page": you have to know about the "Angle" online oped page, and have a little persistence scrolling down.

I reread JK's piece again this morning, and I'm even more impressed: it's FANTASTIC
(so is the comment by --ahem -- one of our forum's contributors. Way to go! : ) Hint: one can recommend that fine comment, and/or add one of your own, at the site.. )

[ProSense]

3. Excellent

smack down of Romney. It's really pathetic how much leeway is given to Republicans to distort the facts.