You say everything about that column was reprehensible? Let's see;

• If John Kerry wins the presidential election, he can thank Donald Rumsfeld. The Secretary of Defense truly believed the Iraqi people would rise up and help the United States pacify their country, and therefore did not plan adequately for the guerrilla war that began after Saddam was toppled.

• That war has put President Bush on the defensive and is, perhaps, the defining issue in the campaign.

• Senator Kerry has done an effective job pointing out the mistakes of the Bush administration and a sympathetic media has aided him every step of the way. That's a potent one-two punch; the Kerry challenge echoed by network news broadcasts and major urban papers like the LA and New York Times. Together they are pounding home a simple message: Iraq is screwed up, Kerry can do better.     

I find it very surprising you found these items so reprehensible.