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Thread #74371 Message #1296840
Posted By: GUEST
14-Oct-04 - 09:06 AM
Thread Name: BS: They both lost the debate
Subject: RE: BS: They both lost the debate
And I'm sure you have your eyes closed and are clicking your heels together as you say that Ebbie? ;-)
The prospect of 4 more years is more than a bit daunting, isn't it? But in order to beat Bush, we needed a strong Dem candidate. We didn't get one of those. Instead we got "the most electable" who wasn't really electable at all in the current circumstance, and who ran an idiotic summer campaign on Vietnam, instead of the issues facing us today.
Some pundit I heard on the news last night before the debacle, said that domestic issues aren't really Kerry's strong suit, that in reality, as a senator, he had always been involved in foreign relations, the military, etc. I think that is dead on accurate. Which begs the question: who chose to drape the candidate in the "domestic strengths" garment when this emperor was dressed with the invisible clothes? There is a reason why no one had heard of Kerry before he ran for president, after a couple of decades in the senate. He has no real domestic strengths. His supposed strength on the environment are easily cancelled out by his support of free trade, national security interests, etc etc.
But it doesn't look to me as if Kerry is going to get in though. He just doesn't have the momentum he needs to get past the post with an October surprise at this point.
So, I'm sure the Dems and Anybody But Bushers will blame Nader again, rather than themselves for choosing such a piss poor candidate AGAIN.