Not to be outdone in the "I have qualms" talent show, Teddy Kennedy apparently put down his glass long enough to read some staffer's speech on Iraq to the Senate:
And Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, said a pre-emptive U.S. attack on Iraq would be "Pearl Harbor in reverse." He said such action would not be worthy of the diplomatic skill exhibited by past presidents including his brother, John F. Kennedy, during the Cuban missile crisis in 1962.Actually Ted, I was kinda thinking of it as a Bay of Pigs that would work.
"A shift in our policy towards preventive war would reinforce the perception of America as a bully in the Middle East," Mr. Kennedy said. "I strongly oppose any such extreme doctrine."Forget the bully part. How about a slumbering giant that turns into a rabid weasel on crack when attacked or threatened by thugs? That should lend the proper festive air to the proceedings.
And Ted, save the "diplomatic skill" blather for the next family football game. At least they'll pretend to believe you.
