Nerd, I hope Kerry knows. I really think he does. He has tried to focus on his agenda. It's become painfully obvious that many Americans are simply not
interested in the very issues that are hurting them.

The Culture War has taken precedence.   I think Kerry has yet to realize this.

Lakoff's article as you say is a must read for any Progressive.

The problem seems to be that Democrats are so civilized. The Republican Party revealed itself last night to be barbaric in their lies and brutal in their simplistic solutions. To get Kerry to be like Cheney or Miller and hurl cruel invectives for political gain is not in his nature. Bush may be able to stay above the fray through "positive deniability", regarding the Swift Boat issues but the very nature of the Convention can't be lost on any reasonable civilized person. It has reached a new low in American politics.

What Cheney and Miller did last night was shameful.

Frank