Reply #36: Hi Tinoire

[a_random_joel]

I haven't read some of the other posters responses, because I was sure to see some Skull N Bones B.S., so I apologize if my reasons are echoing anybody else's.

Anyways, first off I think you are making a wise move in looking beyond DK. Don't get me wrong I think he's got great ideas, but I do not think he is electable.

Also, my interest in Kerry is only slightly stronger than my interest in Dean, and lately Dean's been gaining on Kerry big time, at least in my eyes. But for now, I still consider Kerry the top of the totem pole.

1. VietNam - I have to admit,as shallow as it is, I would love to see Kerry throw VietNam in Bush's face.
2. VietNam protest - Kerry clearly appeals to many of us, because he did the right thing when he came back and protested the war - which he had certainly had the right to do having been there first hand.
3. On most of the other common issues, Kerry fits in nicely with my idealogy - moderately liberal.
4. The only mark against him is that he voted for the war issue, but I give him a pass on that considering the intelligence was faulty, and I don't think he intended to give the President Carte Blanche when he voted yes. If you actually read the resolution it states a number of criteria the Bush Admin was supposed to follow before actually going to war, which they never did.

As for Skull N Bones, I'd find it easier to believe that aliens were running the show than an elite fraternity.