No f***ing way, John Kerry

I saw this in a comment from Diana*in*northern*VA at Blog for America.

Just read a USAToday headline that Kerry is "reading" for another presidential run--one supposes the word is meant to be "readying."

Nah, he "read" for that part last time, and he just wasn't that good. We don't want to call you back for another audition. I know the word "wooden" is usually associated (in the Pavlovian way the press conditions our word associations) with Al Gore, but Kerry is stiff enough to make Gore look like a limbo champ.

Here's a link to the USA Today article. The teaser on the newspaper home page is where it says Kerry is "reading" for a presidential run. Yes, it's probably a typo, but it actually fits pretty well. Reading for the part of president, reading his lines at his stump speeches, but he never made me believe.

Check out the article here. The man's hubris knows no bounds. I don't think he has a clue how *grudgingly* many gave their support, because a tough situation called for taking some bitter medicine, and in November of 2004, voting for him was the only way available for getting the worst president in history out of office.

While most losing presidential nominees quickly fade into the political landscape, Kerry has worked hard at maintaining a high public profile.

"He's continuing the fight he began in 2004," said Kerry spokesman David Wade. "He wants to make it very clear he's a fighter who is going to continue to fight for his agenda."

Uh huh. He's a "fighter". When it's prudent. When someone else has tested the waters and determined that it's safe to go in.

Borrowing a page from Republican Sen. John McCain's 2000 postelection playbook, Kerry has kept much of his presidential political organization intact. He has also used his fundraising prowess to aid Democrats across the country, collecting chits that could be called if he seeks the party's White House nomination.

Let's talk about fundraising--you know what this reminds me of? The call the Kerry campaign put out before the election asking the grassroots to donate to a legal fund so that if there were any election irregularities (like the ones in 2000 that he had told people to "stop crying in their teacups" over), Democrats would be ready to fight.

Except, of course, he *didn't* want to fight when the time came. People might have called him something like "Sore Loserman" and that would have hurt his feelings. So he let the Greens lead the fight. A year ago, he scheduled a trip to the Middle East, allowing him to look "presidential" and keeping him far away from the Senate while those Democrats made of sterner stuff were actually challenging Ohio's electors.

Kerry has expanded his campaign's e-mail supporter list, a vital organizing tool if he runs again.

Uh huh. And this is precisely why I won't sign any of your damn petitions--no matter how noble the cause is. Like many of the netroots, I have my doubts that petitions are usually effective, there have been so darn many of them that I'm suffering from petition fatigue, and I know *damn* well that a big reason for these petitions, whether it's Kerry or Hillary doing them, is to expand one's e-mail supporter list.

Finally, there's this gem from Kerry spokesman David Wade:

"No other past presidential candidate, with the exception of McCain, has done what Kerry has done in terms of converting his presidential campaign into a grass-roots political and legislative operation," said Wade. "He's dedicated to electing Democrats."

Must...control...fist...of...death!

No, John Kerry. No, no, no, no, and, did I mention, no. If you try, this time there are a lot of us ready to work a lot harder to squash your campaign like a bug way before the primaries begin.

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