Sorry
William Safire takes aim at Kerry’s characterization of the Bush/Cheney re-election machine as “the most crooked . . . lying group I’ve ever seen” and shoots himself in the foot. I expect more from Mr. Safire than this kind of whinging. Kerry was not insulting “tens of millions” of Republicans, and to ask for or expect an apology is disingenuous at best. Mr. Safire would like his readers to believe this is macho posturing unbecoming a presidential candidate, but I suggest instead the column is more in line with this criticism: it is undignified, it is feeble, it is insulting. Mr. Safire should be ashamed for using the prestige of the NY Times in this fashion.