Nerd, I agree with you completely.

Dianavan,
Nader, unfortunately, is a spoiler and a vote for him will be a vote for Bush. That's reality. The Bush supporters would like nothing more than to have Nader run.

On the other issue, Alaska Mike,
Kerry is not like the other candidates. He has articulated his position carefully. He is not anti-WTO or NAFTA but feels that is needs to be modified. In this, he agrees with Paul Krugman, economist and writer for the New York Times.

He doesn't
agree that it would be wise to suddenly pull American troops out of Iraq. It would be in his view de-stabilizing but he would enlist the aid of the UN and international communities and countries that the Bush Administration has alienated. He has eschewed "simplistic" answers to the problems facing the country and it would be nice to have a president that thinks carefully for a change.

He is not part of any "good old boy" network. He is a savvy politican, however, and part of any presidential job description in my opinion.

Kucinich articulated some wonderful ideas but they can't be applied to the current political situation. They are idealistic rather than practical in my opinion.

Frank