Senator Bob Kerrey: Misguided Criticism from the Left
Mar 06, 2012

By John Isaacs and David Cohen

A recent article in Politico entitled “Bob Kerrey bid causes left to lash out" quotes a number of progressive leaders harshly criticizing former Senator Kerrey following his announcement of his candidacy for Senate in Nebraska.

This criticism does not fit the Bob Kerrey we have known from his twelve years of service in the Senate.

In 1999, Kerrey stunned the Pentagon, the Senate and the Clinton Administration when he offered an amendment to the annual defense authorization bill that would have permitted a unilateral reduction of 3,500 U.S. strategic nuclear weapons without waiting for Russian ratification of the START II nuclear reductions agreement. Even more surprising was his ability to win 44 votes for his amendment, a clear sign that his colleagues held him in great respect.

This action was typical of Bob Kerrey. Bold. Creative. Independent. Iconoclastic.  And a fine Senator who represented Nebraska vigorously and recognized that he owed his constituents his best judgment.

Sometimes It Pays to Be Cautious
Mar 02, 2012

So who is going to win the election?  Which party will win control of the Senate in November?  Tell us what is going to happen?

My stock answer:  I don’t know.

Or better yet, I dunno.

There are the professional pundits and experts who will be glad to render an opinion, and they do. In their columns, blogs and t.v. programs, they will boldly cast off doubt and tell us who is going to win.

The may preface their remarks with, my prediction as of today . . .

But the more sensible answer is, I don’t know.

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