Kerry: I'm not going to be questioned....by those who refused to serve

[ChipWrecked]

It seems strange to me that Kerry makes it all about the Vietnam war, that was thirty years ago.

Oh, wait. My bad. If I had spent twenty years in the Senate doing nothing, I'd make it all about a long-over war too.

[GWB]

Isn't it kind of silly to say "he's unfit to lead" about someone who has just spent the last four years leading?

Now, if that was said about someone who was never in an executive office position (like a Senator), such a statement might be possible.

[Dynasty]

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C'mon now. Kerry was a Lt. Governor in Massachusetts more than a couple decades ago. Granted, he was only the #2 guy. And, Michael Dukakis was Governor at the time. But, it's still an executive office position.

[GWB]

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C'mon now. Kerry was a Lt. Governor in Massachusetts more than a couple decades ago. Granted, he was only the #2 guy. And, Michael Dukakis was Governor at the time. But, it's still an executive office position.

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Yes, he got his ticket stamped. Unlike Texas, the Lt. Gov. in Mass. has no real decision making authority or responsibility. And he left the office half way through his term by running for the Senate.

[adios]

Continuing the poker analogy, I think Bush's "rope-a-dope" strategy before the river for getting Kerry to bluff off a big portion of his stack is brilliant.

[The once and future king]

You think Bush came up with this strategy? Think again.

For what its worth, on this side of the pond it looks like Kerry is getting his arse kicked. I dont think it helps that he seem to have anti charisma. Dont get me wrong I would like him to win, but that looks like a slimmer and slimmer possibility.

The only hope is that given Bush is such a devisisve President, I mean you other love him or hate him, that large swathes of the population who ordinilarily wouldnt vote get out and vote Kerry.

It does seem that in the USA the right is much better at mobilising its vote, hopefully this year will be the exception.

This is about the only time that I wished the UK was a (vital swing) state in the Union. Kerry would win here by a landslide.

[El Barto]

I saw an article that stated that 81% of Germans would vote for Kerry. What is going on over there?

[The once and future king]

Well someone will pipe in and say we in Europe are all commie pinko socialists.

I say tell it to Margret Thatcher. We had a strong redical rightist government from 79-97. 18 years.

However I would be surprised if Kerry recieved less than 81% of the vote in the UK.

[Bez]

Thatcher was radical but Major was certainly not. I'd be surprised if anyone turned up to vote if this was in the UK. No-one cares about politics anymore as both leaders of the main 2 parties are very poor, as is the case in the US at present.

[The once and future king]

Agreed.

However if the vote was between Kerry and Monkey Boy then there would be a big turn out.