Schadenfreude Wrote:

BearcatCarl Wrote:Kerry also said Nixon was President in 1968.  I'm sure you consider this a "regrettable error

No. Actually, I think it's an innocent mistake.

Kerry returned stateside in April, 1969. Nixon was president. From that point forward, his rage about the grave foreign policy mistake he saw up close and personal was directed at Nixon.

Quote:"-but clearly, this was an early example of an attempt to make Vietnam all about Nixon, when it was actually LBJ's unilateral wet dream.

Fair enough. LBJ killed a lot of kids in his day. He screwed up big time in Vietnam.

A shame you can't see how badly Bush has screwed up in Iraq.

I've spent quite a bit of time posting on my opinion of the mistakes the President has made.

The difference is simply this: where you see scandal, I see honest mistakes being made in the learning process of being a President.

And before you start talking about the human cost of Presidential mistakes...remember, we only need go back to the Clinton years to find examples of a Democratic President making judgment errors that cost American lives.

Do I think Clinton had some sort of seedy agenda? Of course not. He made mistakes, period. Mistakes can be made without some sort of sinister intent.

I'm even willing to cut Kerry some slack in this regard - just admit you made some mistakes, then state your case for President.
But Liberals:

A. Can never admit they make mistakes
B. Are unwilling to admit honest mistakes on the part of their enemies, in this case the President.

It's an untenable position, but I'm enjoying watching you try.