Hey, if Steve likes it...

...I like it.

Steve Soto at the Left Coaster may be a longtime Kerry supporter, but he's hardly a Kerry apologist. One of the reasons he's a daily read for me is his ability to de-glaze my rose tinted shades with sound strategic critiques of the mis-steps that are inevitable in any campaign. "Don't Panic," after all, doesn't mean "It's Perfect."

Anyway, when Steve says a line of attack is effective, he's worth paying attention to, and Steve likes this one.

"This president has created more excuses than jobs," Kerry said in a speech to the Detroit Economic Club.

"The president wants you to believe that this record is the record of the victim of circumstances, the result of bad luck, not bad decisions," Kerry said in his speech. "Well, Mr. President, when it comes to your record, we agree -- you own it."

"His is the excuse presidency -- never wrong, never responsible, never to blame ... no, it's not our fault; no, there's nothing wrong; no, we can't do better; no, we haven't made a single mistake," Kerry said.

And you know what? I like it, too.