John Effin' Kerry, What a Maroon

Via Gateway Pundit, all I can say is wow, just, I mean, what a massive, crippling piece of idiocy from Mr. Jean Francois Heinz-Kerry (D'oh-MA), and a week out before the midterm elections to boot. Worse than that, he digs in his heels and can't even muster even a pretend apology for such an obvious insult to the troops...this bumbling fool may yet allow the GOP to squeak out majorities in both houses of Congress. Thank you, Sen. Kerry, for letting your mask slip and your true colors show in the hot glare of an extremely contested election campaign...you truly are the gift that keeps on giving. Here's the junior senator from Massachussets in his own words:

"You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq."

And while I don't want him anywhere NEAR the White House in 2008, Sen. John McCain (RINO-AZ), calls Sen. Oompa-Loompa (his face looks orange again in this video, just like it did in the '04 race, gotta lay off the tan cream, senator) on the carpet on this, from Instapundit:

"Senator Kerry owes an apology to the many thousands of Americans serving in Iraq, who answered their country's call because they are patriots and not because of any deficiencies in their education. Americans from all backgrounds, well off and less fortunate, with high school diplomas and graduate degrees, take seriously their duty to our country, and risk their lives today to defend the rest of us in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. They all deserve our respect and deepest gratitude for their service. The suggestion that only the least educated Americans would agree to serve in the military and fight in Iraq, is an insult to every soldier serving in combat, and should deeply offend any American with an ounce of appreciation for what they suffer and risk so that the rest of us can sleep more comfortably at night. Without them, we wouldn't live in a country where people securely possess all their God-given rights, including the right to express insensitive, ill-considered and uninformed remarks." (Emphasis Mine --Ed.)

We'll leave VP Dick Cheney with the last word here... "Of course, now Senator Kerry says he was just making a joke, and he botched it up," said Vice President Dick Cheney at a campaign appearance in Montana. "I guess we didn't get the nuance. He was for the joke before he was against it."

That, as they say, will leave a mark.