Everyone with an ounce of sense knew that President Bush would arrive in Florida not long after Charlie passed through, appearing with Jeb around the state. This would let everyone know that the President really cares(actually, I believe that he does, so this isn't a swipe) about their misfortune and would be bringing the resources of the government to bear to help rebuild the areas devastated by the hurricane. So imagine my surprise(not) when I was reading Nealz Nuze this morning and saw the following rant:

Now this was probably the most transparent, idiotic, moronic and childish moment of the campaign thus far. When John Kerry was asked about President Bush's visit to Florida after the passage of Hurricane Charley, he had nothing but criticism. Kerry said that Bush should have waited to visit, because Bush's visit would divert the efforts of "first responders." There isn't an American alive with enough sense to operate a can opener who doesn't know that if Bush hadn't made a visit to Florida within a few days after the hurricane Kerry would be citing Bush's absence as proof that he doesn't really care about the people of Florida.

Slowly ... day by day ... John Kerry reveals to the American people just what a pompous, overstuffed, elitist jerk he is. Hopefully enough Americans will see the real Kerry before they make him our president.

Sadly, that may not be the case. Anyway, here's to you, John Kerry. I give you the special middle finger salute. You asshole.

Update: And I thought that the whole Christmas in Cambodia could be a problem for Kerry. Turns out that Captain Ed is on to an even bigger story. Excerpt:

Bingo! Yachtzee! Alston received his serious wounds in that same exact battle that took Peck out of service. On January 29th, Alston was medevaced out to a hospital with head wounds and no records indicate that he ever returned to the unit. Kerry took command of PCF-94 the next day. Alston never served a day under Kerry's command. In fact, Kerry received a replacement, Fred Short, on 28 February as a replacement for Alston.

Holy crap! Did the Dem's really not check out their candidates credentials or did they just figure that, regardless of the truth, the media would cover for them? I'm leaning towards the latter possibility, of course, but that's only due to a lifetime's worth of paying attention. Here's my prediction: the Swift Boat Vet's story, in of itself, won't adversely impact Kerry's campaign in a statistically significant way. However, the growing number of provably false statements about his service in Vietnam will ultimately prove the undoing of the Senator's presidential campaign. And don't be surprised if, should things continue to go badly for Kerry, the Torricelli option is explored by the Democrats.

Update #2: More details here.

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