I'm voting for John Kerry because:

I believe he is capable of seeing the problems facing us in something besides the simplistic good/bad, black/white, us/them framework that George W. Bush and his cronies seem to see them.

I believe he has the intelligence and the wisdom to understand that while international terrorism is the greatest problem facing our world today, the use of the word "war" in "war on terror" is largely metaphorical and that it's not a war that can be won by bullets and bombs alone.

I believe he has more respect for the sovereignty of other nations and will not expect them to blindly follow the lead of the U.S., right or wrong.

I believe he would not involve the U.S. in a war that a substantial percentage of Americans opposed - that he would only take that step if the overwhelming majority of Americans thought it was fully justified and necessary.