Yeh, Frank, I get your point... But here's my mind...

Kucinich is the most 'correct', but he seems singularly unbending. His high and noble ideals are commendable, and I enjoy listening to his analysis of the status quo... but I just can't imagine him in a compromise... finding common ground... working with the hard-line concervatives...

Dean has shown his capability to access what is actually do-able, and has spoken of it often... he seems to be aware of the realities of legislative workings... while at the same time standing sure and fast for what he believes in. He's my first choice... for what it's worth

Clark, Kerry, and Edwards are more moderate realists also...

Gephardt is the most diplomatic, and may have given in a bit more than I am comfortable with in his long tenure of 'on the hill' politics... he is extremely qualified as a 'compromise oriented' professional, and could prove to be the most effective of the whole bunch...

...and I will vote for him... if I have to... ttr