OK Dianavan, here's what Kerry has done. He protested against the Vietnam War when it was found out to be a lost cause. This in the face of Johnson's stubborness. He led the effort to stop drilling in the Alaskan wilderness. He blew the whistle on the Bank of Credit and Commerce which financed the drug trafficking Contras during the Reagan years. In Massachusetts, he voted against the Defense of Marriage Act which would deny Federal benefits to same-sex couples. He said, "I am going to vote against this bill...because I believe that this debate is fundamentally ugly, and it is fundamentally political....This legislation was meant to devide Americans. If it truly were a Defense of Marriage act it would expand the learning experience for would-be husbands and wives." In 1997, he was the only one of five original sponsors of the Clean Money, Clean Elections Act to provide for full public financing of Congressional elections. This measure would take out special interest money for House and Senate campaigns. He was also a backer of McCain/Feingold. He did all of these things with courage when it was politically disadvantageous for him to do it. Kerry has guts. This might not have helped you personally but it did a lot for our country. In the meantime, everyone is becoming more aware of the Radical Right-wing Revolution that has made itself apparent in the government. The only way to take back America from this pseudo-religious para-military takeover is to stop supporting Nader and kicking the front-runner who is nothing like George W. Bush. To suggest that he is... just plain stupid. Nader has been a great Public Citizen in his consumer protection but as a politician he is a failure because he will keep Bush in office for another four years which will be disastrous for our country. Alan Greenspan needs to be retired as well. Frank
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