Reply #35: The Distinction Between Kerry And The Rose Gardeners [View All]

[DrFunkenstein]

Kerry (and Daschle) was not in the Rose Garden. Kerry aggressively called for Biden-Lugar at the time, and was pissed that Gep pulled out the rug. Gep and Lieb wanted Iraq off the table. Kerry wanted to extend negotiations as long as it took to get it right.

That doesn't sound like Bush lite to me.

"When a questioner said Kerry implied that Gephardt had compromised too easily with the White House, Gephardt replied that the president had made it clear he would not accept a "two-step" process that required him to come back to Congress for authorization of force."

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0221-03.htm