HA! Ahead of the Curve (for once!)

John Lindgren at the Volokh Conspiracy reports that there is now a "Kerry as Chamberlain meme"

A number of commentators have been making the link between John Kerry and Neville Chamberlain, such as Ed Koch and the guys at Powerline. Long before John Kerry emerged from the pack of Democratic candidates, I was struck by the parallels to England in the 1930s. Although Bush is DEFINITELY no Churchill, the response of intellectuals and the press was quite similar. Churchill was depicted as a simple-minded warmonger who lacked the nuance to deal with Hitler.

I beat 'em to the punch with this post back in September:

Bush = grasp on reality, plan to deal with it, difficult and dangerous but necessary course of action, "blood, toil, tears, and sweat:" Winston Churchill
Kerry = "Peace in our Time:" Neville Chamberlain