Sunday, June 06, 2004
A Wily Political Move by Kerry?
LGF has the following take on Kerry canceling his campaigning for a week on the news of Governor Reagan's death:
I think this take is right. Why else would he stop campaigning for a week? He gets rest, and the moral high ground. Not a bad plan.
At first I thought John F. Kerry was showing a rare bit of class: Kerry Suspends Campaign Events in Honor of Reagan.
TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) - Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry canceled all public campaign events for the week on Sunday in deference to former President Ronald Reagan, a “modern giant” he said helped end the Cold War.
Then I realized what it’s really about: denying Republicans a chance to “capitalize” politically on the rush of warm feelings following Reagan’s death. It’s a preemptive seizure of the moral high ground; now if President Bush evokes Reagan’s memory in any way, Kerry can point his finger and say “I cancelled my campaign for an entire week! And by the way, I served in Vietnam!”
Reagan, of course, would have almost certainly approved of using his passing to strengthen the GOP’s political standing.
It’s a classic Kerry move—a grand gesture, concealing a self-serving scheme.
I think this take is right. Why else would he stop campaigning for a week? He gets rest, and the moral high ground. Not a bad plan.
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