I'm not saying Hoffa didn't make the claim, pdq. I'm asking why you assume Hoffa is telling the truth and Kerry is lying. I think that was pretty clear in my above post.

My point is, even if the allegations about Theresa working with Lay, Hoffa making outrageous statements about Kerry, etc., are true, none of it has anything really to do with Kerry. He can't prevent Hoffa from saying whatever he wants to say, nor could he have prevented Theresa from working with Lay before he married her.

In short, none of this proves that Kerry would be bad for the environment. But his past record DOES suggest he would be good for the environment.

Unless you choose to ignore Kerry's record and instead look at his wife's former political connections and unproven allegations by Jimmy Hoffa, you should believe that Kerry will be good for the environment. But to you, Hoffa's claims and Theresa's former political connections are more important. That's not a very sound approach to politics. It is, in fact, exactly the same approach that George Bush wants you to take in examining Kerry.