Nor were we the only ones to think that in the unlikely event Kerry would show his face at work if a session were called, America would be better off without his rare appearance.

In the 1980s and '90s, "He voted 38 times to cut defense spending, against higher pay for our troops, and proposed a $45 billion cut in intelligence spending," noted DeLay, R-Texas. "Maybe we're better off when he's vacationing than actually working after all."

Is it too early for the Massachusetts Democrat to flip-flop on his claim during his convention speech that he wanted voters to judge him on his record?

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