I've thought a lot about the things I heard. The guy who Kerry came back to save when he fell overboard, the Kerry girls, the people who have worked with him. I appreciate the way he handled the charge of being over-complex, the emphsasis on truth-telling, and behind the military rahrah, the fact the has shown courage on many occasions, as Bush has not. I liked his acknowledgement of the forming COnstitutional crisis and John Ashcroft's role in it.

My take on it is that John Kerry is a good man. He is slightly awkward sometimes, but I would rather have an awkward and brave person in office than a deft coward.

Of course, I have been disillusioned before on such matters.

I think the military color of the presentations, when it was there, was a political necessity. So I am willing to suspend judgement against Kerry on that account. His commitment is military strength but no miltary deployment unless it "has to be done". God only knows what that means in practice. BTW, Guest, you may have missed it, but he distinctly addressed the exit strategy for Iraq, at least in general terms. But I sincerely doubt he will engage in the kind of warmongering Cheney has committed using Bush. Bear in mind he is entering a major political race, and intending to win it.   

I hope he does and will try to help.

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