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January 28, 2010 - 8:13 pm - by Richard Fernandez
Geoffrey Britain
2010-01-28 22:04:22

“did you notice that John Kerry refused to stand while applauding Obama’s attack on the majority in Citizens United v. FEC? Interesting. A Scott Brown effect?”

I did not and that is interesting.

I’d guess that Kerry agrees with Obama but just demonstrated that he’s more politically savvy than Obama. Obama’s attack on the SCOTUS was counterproductive and motivated by pure hubris.

We are all our own worst enemies and that is obviously a lesson that Obama has yet to learn. Given the stratospheric heights to which he’s risen, his fall in learning that lesson will be equally historic, there’s even the possibility that, psychologically, he won’t survive it.

I’ve always felt that Kerry was more of an opportunist than an ideologue. If that’s so, than he cannot have failed to have correctly read the Massachusetts voters message.

Kerry’s seat is probably safe, if he doesn’t blow it. Though with polls showing Feingold’s seat now at risk, no Democrat’s seat is safe.

It will be interesting to see if, from now till November Kerry votes for any Democrat legislation that does not have Republican support.