The Cambodian Candidate

Tony Blankley:

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Did John Kerry's mission ever exist? Was it known only to the CIA and God — or not even to them? Is John Kerry dreaming of being Martin Sheen's Capt. Willard in "Apocalypse Now" or Martin Sheen's President Bartlett in "West Wing"? That is the thing about dreams: They merge and twist and generally lack linear reality.
It may now be dawning on John Kerry that he is living out Col. Kurtz's Cambodian nightmare: "I watched a snail crawl along the edge of a straight razor. That's my dream. That's my nightmare. Crawling, slithering, along the edge of a straight razor and surviving." So far, John Kerry continues to slither and survive.
But the American political jungle is every bit as disorienting and suddenly lethal as the one he emerged from 30 years ago. John Kerry's tangled memory and war braggadocio have been mismanaged by him and his campaign team. They have given too many inconsistent answers, thus forcing the hand of major media outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, U.S. News & World Report, Knight-Ridder and the Boston Globe to start reporting the story.
Even self-admitted Kerry supporter Joan Vennochi wrote in her Boston Globe column this week: "Kerry's statements about Cambodia do have traction for opponents. [His spokesmen's] answer aren't good enough. He should answer every question voters have about it — and he should answer himself."
I love the smell of political lies in the morning. The smell, you know ... smells like ... defeat.

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