John Kerry is a loathesome man. He has been since Winter Soldier Hearings of the early 1970s, when he publicly accused his fellow Vietnam veterans of horrific atrocities. He was loathesome when he ran for president in 2004 against George W. Bush, and claimed that a U.S. president must pass a "global test" that requires the approval of foreign leaders. (Blessedly, Kerry failed to pass the American test and was rejected by voters.)
And he was at his most loathesome yesterday afternoon, telling once-and-soon-again U.S. ally Israel that it can be either Jewish or democratic, but not both. If you really want to spend an hour listening to this self-important man bloviating, knock yourself out:
Much more worth your time is Benjamin Netanyahu's nine-minute response:
