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Kerry says that the Medicare Reform bill that passed Congress was bad and that he would repeal it.

Okay, fine, how did he vote on the bill?

Gee, he didn't even think it was worthy of his time:

Kerry Opposed, But Still Skipped 36 Of 38 Votes On Medicare Reform And The Prescription Drug Benefit, Including Final Passage Of The Bill.

Kerry Was One Of Only Two Senators To Miss The Final Vote On The Conference Report. "The only two senators to miss the final vote on landmark Medicare legislation were Democratic presidential candidates John Kerry and Joe Lieberman, who returned to the campaign trail." (Sam Hananel, "Kerry, Lieberman Skip Final Medicare Vote To Return To Campaign Trail," The Associated Press, 11/25/03)

There you have it, folks. Kerry thought this was such a bad bill he didn't even bother to show up for the voting on it. I'm sure the Kerry camp is going to whine that his vote didn't matter, but I disagree with that objection. If Kerry had been doing his job and voting on those other 36 votes on the bill he could have persuaded some of the 11 Democrats who voted for the bill to move over to his side. Instead, he was too busy running for President.

I guess that means in John Kerry's mind the solution for him not doing his job in the Senate is to give him the opportunity to not do his job in the White House.

Kerry: unfit to serve as our President!

Kerry also failed to vote on Senate passage of their version of the Medicare bill in June, 2003! That bill passed 76-21 with three Senators who abstained did not vote.

He didn't even think it was worthy of his time.

The Kerry camp is going to whine that his vote didn't matter

He was too busy running for President.

The solution for him not doing his job in the Senate is to give him the opportunity to not do his job in the White House?