Responding to the Kerry Flub, Hillary and Katie Channel Goofus and Gallant

Watching the very different -- and very telling -- ways in which Hillary Clinton and Katie Couric responded to the GOP-fueled John Kerry firestorm, I immediately flashed on Goofus and Gallant.

Remember them? They are the two cartoon boys in Highlights for Children magazine that for close to 60 years have been used to illustrate the difference between good and bad behavior. Each month, we see the boys responding very differently to the same situation. Goofus inevitably does the wrong thing, selfish and irresponsible. Gallant always does the right thing, gentle and kind.

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So which of the boys did Katie and Hillary channel when dealing with the Kerry incident? Let's go to the transcripts and see:

Here was Katie Couric on yesterday's Larry King Live: "I can't imagine John Kerry's intent was to at all insult the troops overseas. Because he was a soldier himself in Vietnam."

And here was Hillary Clinton pandering -- I mean talking -- to veterans and military families at a VFW post in upstate New York: "What Senator Kerry said was inappropriate and I believe we can't let it divert us from looking at the issues that are at stake in our country."

For more valuable lessons from the Kerry nonsense, be sure and check out Jane Hamsher.