Rusted Sky

It's sock-puppet time!

Kennedy: I'll support Kerry in 2008 race - Boston.com

BOSTON --Sen. Edward Kennedy said Wednesday he would back fellow Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 -- even if Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton also pursues a White House bid.

"If he runs, I would support him," Kennedy told The Associated Press in an interview at his Boston office.

Well, he missed his shot at the Oval Office when he drove off the bridge. Now I guess he sees Kerry as his last chance to be the man in charge (and if you think Kerry's not going to be controlled by someone if he gains the Oval Office, I think you're nuts. Kerry hasn't bothered to be much of a Senator, I don't think he'd change if he got into the hotseat. Kennedy's hand will be so far up Kerry's ass you'll see his fingertips whenever Kerry opens his mouth) and he'll support Kerry with every string he can pull and every favor he can call in.

Kennedy called Kerry, the 2004 nominee, an "able, gifted and talented political leader."

He criticized President Bush's leadership and said of the American people: "Every day, I think they regret that John wasn't elected."

Right. Sure. Why, if he'd gotten elected, we'd be pulling otu of Iraq and Afghanistan right now, and watching the sectarian violence rise. I doulbt we'd be seeing them get ready for a referendum on a constitution - much less have Sunni participation in the project.

Now, I know a lot of folks have respect for the Kennedy clan... I used to be one of them. But in the last 20 years or so... no, there's not been anything to show that Teddy's got what it takes to run the show, whether from the sidelines or as a puppetmaster.

J.