Kerry was and is a true decorated war hero. And it is driving the neocons
nut
especially when we look at the war records of president Cheney and vice
president Bush..

Art, it isn't driving anyone nuts save maybe the people who are trying so hard
to convince the rest of the world of the validity of Kerry's service. The
people who have been in and around the military in the last 40 years aren't
being swayed. Until military people are convinced that Kerry's service was
exactly as it is described in his citations, I doubt if anyone who is a
conserative will be swayed in the least or be driven nuts. Few vets have
stepped forward to support Kerry's account of events.

The military is still getting over the Carter and Clinton legacies of neglect
and disrespect and isn't apt to make an exodus towards the Democratic side any
time soon in any event. I have two sons in the miltary and have spent 34 years
combined actiove duty and civilian with the Air Force so I have some insight in
this regard.

The attempt to play up Kerry as a war hero and put down Bush as a deserter has
been nothing more all along than an attempt for the Democrats to gain traction
with the military and it has failed. All it has done is to serve as a rallying
point for people who want to see Bush out rather than to win hearts and minds
of the opposition.

Right now we have a candidate who has a record of fighting terorism and another
candidate whose position on just about everything is either uncertain or
waivering. This is more about the bitter people who feel the election was
"stolen" than it is about candidates. The loss of that election shifted the
power balance in the federal government somewhat, an unacceptable situation to
the Democratic would-be power brokers. Frankly I can't imagine Algore as
President given his behavior since the election

So tell me, what would Kerry do that is so wonderful and how would we as a
people better off. Don't start with feeling unsafe - we have always been
unsafe but just awfully naive in the past about our enemies. We just haven't
wanted to believe we were in danger. Now we know we are and it has nothing to
do with the current president. I am not sure Europe matters as much as some
would like to believe at this juncture either. The future lies with Eastern
Europe and Asia, both of which have generally supported our efforts in Iraq.
The economy? Jobs? They are improving so obviously not a players either.

Maybe someone can convince me otherwise but I am certain this is more over
hatred of Bush over the loss of the last election, Gore won????? People seem
to forget that the overseas absentee ballots for the military were not counted
because of another technicality as obtuse as hanging chads. Those votes could
well have changed the outcome of the popular vote as well.