Sen. Allen: Kennedy Outburst 'Worse Than Hanoi Jane'

Sen. George Allen, R-Va., blasted his colleague Sen. Ted Kennedy on Wednesday for calling the Iraq war "George Bush's Vietnam," saying that the outburst was worse than Jane Fonda's trip to Hanoi in 1972.

"I think it's even worse than Hanoi Jane," Allen told radio host Laura Ingraham, who had compared Kennedy's comments to visits to North Vietnam by Fonda and Ramsey Clark during the height of the war.

Allen explained that while Fonda was just an actress, Kennedy is an elected U.S. official whose name is known worldwide.

"It's harmful to our troops, it's harmful to our efforts and I think it's also harmful to us trying to get other countries to pitch in," the Virginia Republican told Ingraham.

"As a U.S. senator, Ted Kennedy should know better and understand the impact of his words," Allen said in a Tuesday Senate speech. "His outrageous, partisan remarks are harmful, not only to our courageous soldiers serving abroad, but also to their families who are praying for their safety in treacherous conditions."

Allen advised Ingraham, "You've got to play bump and run with the likes of Ted Kennedy. You just can't let them keep making these assertions without correcting them or taking them to task."

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