Whenever I want the details and implications of some type of explosion in the Middle East I turn to Juan Cole - professor of something at Michigan. Today, however, Juan changes the subject and takes up for Kerry after his fairly un-Democratic (Party) pronouncement about the GOP. It was un-Democratic, of course, because there was a pronouncement of anything at all by some member of the Dem party. Add to that, Kerry actually called the GOP crooked. That's no joke, yo! The entire GOP is crooked! This dude is obviously in the zone right now - no doubt.
So, check out Juan Cole's defense of the tall Frenchman.