Compare Kerry's well thought out comments on National Secuity to Bayh's

[karynnj]

While on the National Journal cite, referenced in the FUN FOR KERRY LOVERS thread, I found this piece by Senator Bayh on National Security. It is not very impressive - as his name comes up as a potential competitor, I thought it would be ok to post.

Excerpts:

"Some in my party are afraid of this fight. They urge that we change the subject to domestic issues that work better for Democrats. Others argue that it is wrong to inject "politics" into something as important as National Security.

I strongly disagree."

(comment: Did he think at all about the inference of the 4th sentence following the 3rd?)
<snip>

"We need a foreign policy that is both tough...and smart. The good news? That it is the historic legacy of the Democratic Party. It is a legacy we must now reclaim. "

(comment: Wasn't there a taller, more charismatic Democrat who used the first sentence a lot.)

<snip>
"It was Democrats who fought tyranny in all of its manifestations. Augusto Pinochet in Chile. Apartheid in South Africa. The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. Communism in Eastern Europe. "

(comment:The Vietnamese not us fought the Khmer Rouge, and we didn't fight apartheid - other than through sanctions, though a woman who should be first lady protested it in S.A., the Republicans would claim that Reagan (not the Democrats) defeated communism in eastern Europe. Did we fight Pinochet?)

<snip>

"And, Iran, "the foremost sponsor of terrorism in the world," may be only months away from having the capacity to build a nuclear bomb"

(Comment: There are many estimates of the time frame from experts, but I've seen none that are "months" , unless the number of months could range to say 60.)

Here's the link:
http://newpoliticalreview.com/article.php?id=63

Oh well I just ruled out another candidate for 2nd choice - who I had thought might be a more experienced "Warner", essentially an ex-Governor of a Southern state (in spite of geography) who also had national experience. (I may have to stick with Feingold)