Delayed Gratification

It's not surprising to me that John Kerry was for being nominated, before he was against it.

During a long campaign, a lot of good and bad ideas get tossed around, and some of them are destined to regrettable. Putting Mike Dukakis in a tank. Walter Mondale promising to raise taxes.

No. That doesn't amaze me.

No - the part that amazes me is that the usual suspects are sticking with the story:

The plan for John Kerry's non-nomination nomination may someday be remembered on that list of infamy.

For now, Democrats are publicly saying it's a great idea — to delay the acceptance of his nomination as the Democratic party's man for the White House. Robert Tuke, a Nashville attorney and Democratic delegate, called it "a hoot." In Saturday's papers, the only discouraging word came from Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman, who said that "Only John Kerry could be for a nominating convention, but be against the nomination. This is just the latest example of John Kerry's belief that the rules are for other people, not for him."

The Kerry website would see to be silent on the issue.

Posted by Mitch at May 25, 2004 06:46 AM