I don’t want new visitors to think that we here at Hot Air operate out of the Barack Obama-diagnosed small-town bitterness and xenophobia. We like to treat our political opponents as human beings and wish them well. In fact, we have an anniversary to celebrate with Senator John Kerry, and I know Hot Air readers will want to join in:

Let’s remember that Democrats controlled the Senate from 1999-2002, with the White House in 1999-2000, and again controlled the Senate from 2007-present. So what’s Kerry been doing? Hopefully, a lot of retirement planning. (via The Corner)