Nerd, about Kerry's statement:

"Kerry is as guilty as anyone. My favorite was his mock-outraged cry of "what were you thinking?" after Dean said that Osama Bin Laden should be tried if caught."

Is this an implication that Kerry would want bin Laden executed without a trial? What's the point here?

And these other quotes.

"We knew Dean had secret files and a secret energy task force â€" now he has a secret tax plan?"

What is his tax plan? Why isn't his files open as governor of Vermont?

"Dean TV Ad on Enron...Isn't it ironic?"

I don't remember what this was. What's Dean's role in this? Did he make an ad for Enron?

"Dean Flip-Flops on Tax Cuts"

What is Dean's plan for tax cuts?

"Dean Flubs Another Foreign Policy Question, This Time on Israel."

What is Dean's position on Israel? I understand from a statement he made that he supports AIPAC. What was the foreign policy question?

These quotes out of context can be taken to mean criticism of issues not character. Of course in fairness, Dean's assertion that Kerry is influenced by lobbyists could also be taken to impugn Kerry's objective decision making process and this borders on ad hominem in this light.

Aside from partisan bickering, it would be interesting Nerd to know what your investment is in Dean? I would assume that you are a donor to his campaign. Is Dean above and beyond any reproach? A perfect politician? (Oxymoron, IMHO).

Frank