"I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it."

The New York Times has uncovered a plot by the Bush White House to paint John Kerry as "indecisive and lacking conviction."

Wow! That Karl Rove is really clever. Just look at how they've enlisted Kerry himself in their schemes.

Just a few weeks before he voted against the $87 billion defense authorization bill, John Kerry appeared on CBS's Face the Nation.

Asked if he would vote against the $87 billion if his amendment did not pass, Kerry said, "I don't think any United States senator is going to abandon our troops and recklessly leave Iraq to whatever follows as a result of simply cutting and running. That's irresponsible."

Kerry argued that his amendment offered a way to do it properly, "but I don't think anyone in the Congress is going to not give our troops ammunition, not give our troops the ability to be able to defend themselves. We're not going to cut and run and not do the job."