Oh, but I DO have a hammer

Instapundit directs us to a Charles Krauthammer column in the WaPo, in which he takes Kerry to task on the topic of Afghanistan and Iraq. Here's a touch:

"Once again, the senator's position has evolved, to borrow the New York Times' delicate term for Kerry's many about-faces.

This election comes down to a choice between one man's evolution and the other man's resolution. With his endlessly repeated Tora Bora charges, Kerry has made Afghanistan a major campaign issue. So be it. Whom do you want as president? The man who conceived the Afghan campaign, carried it through without flinching when it was being called a "quagmire" during its second week and has seen it through to Afghanistan's transition to democracy? Or the retroactive genius, who always knows what needs to be done after it has already happened -- who would have done "everything" differently in Iraq, yet in Afghanistan would have replicated Bush's every correct, courageous, radical and risky decision -- except one. Which, of course, he would have done differently. He says. Now."

Delicious. One of my favorite scenes in American cinema is the part in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" where Steve Martin finally loses it and tears a new one in John Candy for being such an aggravating bore. Although I absolutely love it, my wife hates that scene because it's "terribly cruel," and I understand why she says that. But it's also the one scene in which Steve Martin finally expresses what's inside him honestly and without reservation. Not always a bad thing, I say, and think Charles Krauthammer would agree. He can just barely contain his utter contempt for John Kerry, and I think it's about time we all started being honest with ourselves about him. He's not going to magically fix anything for America at home and abroad, and he may just be the worst presidential candidate in our history. Stop him before it's too late.