If he made a deal that the Keystone pipeline would never go near Nebraska, good for him. But I bet that wasn’t it.

I don’t disagree that it would’ve been nice if Kerrey had been a bit more considerate of the timelines, finances and choices of other potential candidates. But it’s not so much the flip-flopping that’s the problem, in my opinion (politicians have to learn to bend under pressure on a few things, else they simply break), it’s the conservative, triangulating DLC-formed mindset of Kerrey. If you thought Ben Nelson was a backstabbing wanker to the cause of progress, never there when we needed him most, you’re gonna LOVE Bob Kerrey. 

And this whole back room deal bullshit REALLY makes me both angry and worried. Kerrey SAYS it’s “for Nebraska,” but those are weasel words: he could make a case that ANY pet issue of his was “for Nebraska.” The likelihood that the promises he extracted from Harry Reid are specifically and exclusively about Nebraska are slim, in my opinion. I don’t know about you, but regardless of the outcome of either the race for the balance of the Senate or the Presidential election, if Kerrey is elected, when Reid does something inexplicably cowardly (or worse) on a given issue, I’m going to be wondering whether it isn’t the invisible, undisclosed hand of Bob Kerrey calling in his promises that Reid weaken something, or not push too hard for something else. 

Kerry has betrayed his party by flip flopping on whether or not to run… His decision should have been made once and for all — he had all the opportunity to talk to Harry Reid before he announced he wasn’t going to run which propelled others into the campaign.  Now they stand to lose money and reputation because Kerry is an egomaniac who just can’t stick with no as an answer.  DG