Victor Davis Hanson, the eminent classicist and historian of ancient warfare, has an excellent piece on John Kerry at the National Review, rife with classical allusions and the wisdom of Thucydides:

And so now we have the present mess that will go on for weeks and can only hurt Kerry. He is earning a reputation for once welcoming third-party hit ads, then (now) whining about them; for parading his service, then whining about scrutiny of it; for spouting braggadocio, then whining about hurtful speech. As the Greeks remind us, pride can lead to hubris and then to Nemesis — on its tragic and ultimate rendezvous with ruin.

Read it all.

Now, some may say that Rachel Lucas is Kerry's nemesis. I have to admit that I haven't read many blogs, but hers has become an instant source of joy.

Hey ... cut me some slack. I've never even read Instapundit (where you'll find more on Kerry's silver star debacle.)