Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Hmmm. John Kerry has been - shall we say - adequate as a Senator. John Kerry runs for President with a lackluster campaign and gets nowhere. John Kerry changes his part of his staff and his tone, and starts appearing on stage with war comrades. Electoral success follows.
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, but here it just matches up really well.
The John Kerry story sounds like the story of Norman Grant from James Michener's novel Space. Grant has integrity but not much else. He is recruited to run for the Senate, and his campaign is failing. A flashy manager convinces him to invite his buddies from the Battle of Leyte Gulf on stage with him. Electoral success follows.
It gets better! Norman Grant has a goofy wife who gets involved in bizarre issues that threaten his political career. And ... Norman Grant ends up being marginalized, more or less like John Kerry will be by the end of the year.
Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, but here it just matches up really well.
The John Kerry story sounds like the story of Norman Grant from James Michener's novel Space. Grant has integrity but not much else. He is recruited to run for the Senate, and his campaign is failing. A flashy manager convinces him to invite his buddies from the Battle of Leyte Gulf on stage with him. Electoral success follows.
It gets better! Norman Grant has a goofy wife who gets involved in bizarre issues that threaten his political career. And ... Norman Grant ends up being marginalized, more or less like John Kerry will be by the end of the year.
