The Discerning Texan
All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.
-- Edmund Burke
-- Edmund Burke
Thursday, July 29, 2004
More Fallout on the "Teresa moment"
The Seattle Times this morning has a good op-ed analysis by Collin Levey on the "iceberg" that is still floating ominously in the Kerry/Edwards waters: Teresa Heinz Ketchup Fortune Kerry. The piece concludes with apossible portent of things to come:
Less obvious is what Democrats fear from Heinz Kerry's loose lips. That is, unless it's some casual remark that might give wings to the under-reported story of the campaign. Of all the icebergs the Kerry campaign has narrowly missed this year, one of the most inexplicable is the media's lack of interest in how Heinz Kerry's inherited money propped up candidate Kerry's once-faltering career and brought him to the brink of the U.S. presidency.
I think it was clear to anyone watching the other night that her being on the stage had everything to do with "her", and not much at all to do with electing Kerry. Her money after all is the reason Kerry is viable today, it was a good chunk of her fortune that enabled Kerry to make this run; so do not doubt who is wearing the pants in this family. The Dems had nothing to gain and everything to lose by putting her in the limelight, but obviously THKFK threw her weight around to get her moment in the sun. Here's hoping we see even more of in the coming days...
Less obvious is what Democrats fear from Heinz Kerry's loose lips. That is, unless it's some casual remark that might give wings to the under-reported story of the campaign. Of all the icebergs the Kerry campaign has narrowly missed this year, one of the most inexplicable is the media's lack of interest in how Heinz Kerry's inherited money propped up candidate Kerry's once-faltering career and brought him to the brink of the U.S. presidency.
I think it was clear to anyone watching the other night that her being on the stage had everything to do with "her", and not much at all to do with electing Kerry. Her money after all is the reason Kerry is viable today, it was a good chunk of her fortune that enabled Kerry to make this run; so do not doubt who is wearing the pants in this family. The Dems had nothing to gain and everything to lose by putting her in the limelight, but obviously THKFK threw her weight around to get her moment in the sun. Here's hoping we see even more of in the coming days...
