i only have a minute here so i'll get back later, but i would like to say to claymore that john kerry is not my first choice for the democratic nominee and i'm not all that hyped up to defend him and i know that he has a long record in the senate that can be parsed, spun, misrepresented and truly represented that will make for a long campaign season but the important thing is this...GWB is a dangerous megalomaniac who has lied, distorted facts and twisted the goodwill of the world and this country into a mess of disastrous proportion. in contrast, no matter what you can come up with on kerry, he served his country admirably (no questions about it), did spend time with common people in vietnam though he is also a child of wealth and, most importantly is NOT GEORGE BUSH! i will vote for whomever is the democratic nominee like a lot of people this year because we know the most essential thing is to remove GWB and his cabal of empire builders from power.