The Bush campaign is trying to spin John Kerry’s proposal for decent respect to the opinion of mankind into a “doctrine” that forbids self-defense.
But saying “I have no such doctrine” is a loser; you can’t beat something with nothing. So Kerry better be prepared to enunciate the Kerry Doctrine by Friday.
So here’s Draft 1 of the Kerry Doctrine:
Defend the country. Promote freedom. Pay attention to the facts. Listen to the experts. Make sure your buddies have your back. Plan for victory. Tell the truth.
An indecent disrespect
After his collapse in last Thursday’s debate, President Bush has been trying to regain some traction by misrepresenting what his opponent, Sen. Kerry, said. Here is the statement in question: Sen. Kerry: “The president always has the right and always
Someone please explain
Why The Kerry doctrine isn’t better than the incumbent’s “principles”? Defend the country. Promote freedom. Pay attention to the facts. Listen to the experts. Make sure your buddies have your back. Plan for victory. Tell the truth….
The Kerry Doctrine
Every single act of violence must past a global test–not just wars or acts of political violence. The test is simple: Would I that this were a universal maxim? Howard Dean was pilloried for stating the obvious, that America won’t always be the …
Sometimes the first thought…
…is the best one. Mark Kleiman suggests that if Bush is going to accuse Kerry of having a doctrine, he might as well get one, and offers a first draft. I don’t see a lot of room for improvement…
Defend the country. Promote freedom. Pay attention…
The Kerry Doctrine, Deux
Mark Kleiman implicitly concedes that Kerry’s rhetoric about a “global test” needs a bit of, hmm, rearticulation. He delights and amuses us with this first draft: Defend the country. Promote freedom. Pay attention to the facts. Listen to the experts.
The Kerry Doctrine, Deux
Mark Kleiman implicitly concedes that Kerry’s rhetoric about a “global test” needs a bit of, hmm, rearticulation. He delights and amuses us with this first draft: Defend the country. Promote freedom. Pay attention to the facts. Listen to the experts.