Reply #5: Kerry: 'I cannot serve as a referee' [View All]

[IndianaGreen]

Today, Kerry -- a Specter supporter -- weighed in on the controversy. He called on the word to be dropped from the political lexicon before refusing to ask either candidate to stop what they're doing.

"Now, six years later, the term swiftboating is back as an issue in the Senate primary," Kerry said in a statement. "I cannot serve as a referee. That's an issue for the candidates to address and the media to investigate."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/05/pennsylvania-senate-primary-an-up-for-grabs-fight-to-the-finish.php?ref=fpb

Like the exclusive club that it is, Senators will support Senators. This is why Kerry is backing Specter, just as a Senator Obama backed Joe Lieberman when Lieberman was being challenged by Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary.