From the Federalist Patriot

The Federalist Patriot is an e-newsletter from the Federalist magazine. The Federalist is a conservative publication based in part on the ideals and principles of the Federalist Papers.

The newsletter presents a variety of views based each week on a foundation.

This week there were these interesting items.

DEMO-gogue campaign quotes...

Speaking Thursday with radio talk show host Don Imus, John Kerry muddied the waters more than even we thought possible, arguing that he now sees no reason the U.S. should have gone to war in Iraq, but stands by his Senate vote that authorized the war. "Not under the current circumstances, no, there are none that I see," said Kerry when asked about justification for the war. "I voted based on weapons of mass destruction. The president distorted that, and I've said that." (Did the UN, EU, British, French, and German intelligence and virtually every nation of the globe also "distort" that?) Then, flip-flopping almost in the same breath, Kerry added that it was appropriate to threaten Saddam to comply with UNSC resolutions and weapons inspection demands, and that he was "prepared to use the force."

"I think it was the right vote based on what Saddam Hussein had done, and I think it was the right thing to do to hold him accountable," Kerry said. "[My position] can't be clearer."

Really? Don Imus, a self-described Kerry supporter, must have thought otherwise. When Kerry hung up from the interview, Imus told his audience, "I asked him a number of questions about Iraq, and I can't tell you what he said."

The JFK Flip-Flop of the Week...

Flip: "We should increase funding [for the war in Iraq] by whatever number of billions of dollars it takes to win." --John F. Kerry, 31 August 2003

Flop: "$200 billion [for Iraq] that we're not investing in education and health care, and job creation here at home. ... That's the wrong choice." --JFK, 8 September 2004

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