Sober Judgment

So imagine that you are John Kerry and you meet with your advisors to discuss the news about the missing explosives. "Based on what we now know, do we run with it?" you ask. It becomes a major element in the speeches from the stump and in video ads apparently because an affirmative decision was made.

Then comes the deluge of further information. It is not known when the explosives disappeared. The amount of explosives comes into question. Theories surface about the Russians assisting in removal of the explosives. What does the Kerry campaign's decision to focus on the story tell us about their ability to analyze information and choose action? I'd say that these people are as guilty of making erroneous decisions based on incomplete information as they claim the Bush team was in stating that Saddam possessed weapons of mass destruction. Sometimes sober and considered opinions and judgments turn out to be wrong, or at least less correct, as time passes and data accrues. Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats have the exclusive, unique, and complete truth, and I wish that the candidates, their leadership teams, and their supporters would mature enough to own up to that simple fact.