Begin self-destruct sequence...

As we close in on the last month before the election, Senator Kerry begins the self-destruct sequence the Clintons have been banking on from the outset. Returning to his natural, gloomy, pessimistic outlook on life, Kerry has decided to emphasize everything he can find that could be construed as catastrophic in Iraq.

Thank goodness he wasn't around when we invaded Omaha Beach, when we held fast at Bastogne, while we extricated ourselves out of the mess at Anzio.

And fortunately, the perspective of Americans, by and large, is the opposite of Kerry's. That is precisely why we prevailed at Normandy, in France, in Italy -- and in the Cold War. A more politically astute person, say, someone like Clinton, would understand the danger of those shoals, and tack smartly to the right until safely elected. The Disciple of Defeat is headed towards defeat.

Thank goodness.