Comeuppance!
Seventeen months ago, John Kerry started his campaign for president and made his distinguished service in Vietnam a focal point of that effort. (Did you know he served there?)
Well it seems that the war is a quagmire - but only for Kerry - and it's the Vietnam war, not the current one in Iraq. Several famous phrases come to mind regarding the kerfuffle over this issue, like "Pandora's Box" and "...can of worms..." and something about "..made your bed, now sleep in it!" But I think a word my Dad likes to use works best - comeuppance!
