I Want A Mushy President

From an interview with Kerry and Edwards, printed in the NYTimes:

Q. In a poll we did recently, we found that a majority of Americans thought that because of the administration policy onIraq, the chance of a terrorist attack had grown. Do you guys agree with that?

KERRY: I believe that the overall conduct of this administration's foreign policy the war included, the management of Afghanistan, the diversion from Afghanistan, away from Al Qaeda, the lack of cooperation with other countries, the lack of adequate attention on homeland security, all together -- has not made America as safe as we ought to be given the options available to us in the aftermath of 9/11.

Q. That's too mushy. Are we more or less vulnerable to a terrorist attack?

KERRY: Look, because I didn't answer your question the way you want me to doesn't mean my answer is too mushy. What I said is very clear. That there are a whole series of events that have not made America safer.

That's our media, folks. A comprehensive answer that presents the big picture is "too mushy". Damn it, I want a President whose thought processes go beyond "you're for us or agin us". I'm glad to see Kerry push back on that nonsense.

ntodd