Reply #17: Sounds like an excuse to me

[ThorsteinVeblen]

Democrats are constantly having to "reinterpret" events to make them look more favorable to their base.

Case in point: John Kerry "reinterpreting" his vote on the Iraq resolution as "boxing-in" Bush - in fact taking responsibility for the position Bush currently finds himself in. The truth is that if Kerry had voted against the resolution in the first place because there was no jusfication to go to war in Iraq then Bush would've have been in an even tighter spot now. And Kerry would've been venerated as a man with a foreign policy vision.

Pelosi having to provide an excuse for Gephardt's inattention to his job is just that - an excuse. She would'nt need to be out there spinning if Gephardt was worried more about his job then his presidential viability.

The Democratic Party needs leaders, not prevaricating cowards who constantly have to defend their behavior.