Reply #74: But Kerry voted for the IWR. That vote will haunt him and Edwards forever.

[Alexander]

When many were saying that we can't trust Bush to be diplomatic and that he would use war as a first resort, we were called "traitors", "crazy", "favoring Saddam" and the "far left fringe". Yet 25 or so US Senators, and most Democratic representatives (including our current Speaker), agreed with us.

Kerry talked a good talk - but his vote was essentially a "qualified" yes. In the game of American politics, there is no room for a "qualified" yes or no - it's either yes, or it's no. And people saw him voting yes, and then saying no.

Most of us understood his nuances, but I feel his trust was misplaced. If it really was the wrong war and all that, he should've regretted and apologized for his vote during the 2004 campaign, or voted "no" in the first place - he probably would've won decisively.