The Kerry claim that he voted for us to go to the UN, but not for the President to go to war is bogus. Kerry is a lying sack.

Here are the pertinent parts of the war authorization in question:

SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS

The Congress of the United States supports the efforts by the President to--

(a) strictly enforce through the United Nations Security Council all relevant Security Council resolutions applicable to Iraq and encourages him in those efforts; and

(b) obtain prompt and decisive action by the Security Council to ensure that Iraq abandons its strategy of delay, evasion and noncompliance and promptly and strictly complies with all relevant Security Council resolutions.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

(a) AUTHORIZATION. The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to


(1) defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and
(2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions regarding Iraq.

As you can clearly see, in Section 2 the congress affirms their support for diplomatic efforts in the UN, and Section 3 authorizes the use of force as the President sees fit to deal with Iraq, regardless of what happens in the UN or anywhere else. Maybe this is just another "I voted for it before I voted against it" bullshit maneuver. Anyway, Kerry's piling it on deep and lacks conviction and backbone to be president in tumultuous times.