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It’s not surprising that John Kerry has "no intention whatsoever to apologize for my remarks" - those, of course, being that

These guys are the most crooked, you know, lying group I’ve ever seen.

These guys, in this case, refers to Republicans in general. Although candidates routinely say things they don’t really mean (as evidenced by Kerry’s ongoing position shifts with himself), you don’t appologize for something you really believe in. And I think that Kerry, and he is certainly not alone, truely believes in his heart that Republicans are crooks and liars at their core.

Trying to explain and do damage control really only makes things worse in this case, because you end up with more ridiculous statements. First, it was clarified that " I didn’t say it about the Republicans, I said it about the attack dogs." (Kerry: Comment aimed at ‘attack dogs’). Then there was the blather by aide Stephanie Cutter (Kerry: No Apologies for GOP Remarks):

"Four years ago, John Kerry saw what the Republican attack machine did to John McCain. Two years ago, he saw what it did to Max Cleland," Cutter said, recalling the Arizona senator who challenged Bush for the GOP presidential nomination in 2000 and the Georgia Democratic senator turned out of office in 2002. "What he was saying is he’s not going to take it."

Apparently the GOP ‘attack dogs’ can’t recognize one of their own, since John McCain is a Republican as well. (Or maybe more accurately Kerry sees that McCain is more of a liberal ally than Republican, but that’s a different story. It could explain why the media suggested McCain as a Kerry running mate even though they are from different parties!)

The ’smear machines’ and ‘attack dogs’ may not appear as such when they are the mainstream press. How else do stories about being AWOL and false repetitions of every statement get repeated so often? But let’s not miss the point here. It’s not about who really has ‘attack dogs’. It’s about who really believes their opponents are truely evil at the core. Think about that for a while and try not to be scared.