Reply #25: I think there's a general feeling among the American media

[secular_warrior]

that the Democrats won't fight back. I think it bothers Americans when people don't stand up to bullies. I think it bothers an American journalist/whore/pundit like Schuster when an entire party wont' stand up to slimey, bully tactics -- and another part of him that respects those very tactics.

Let's journey back to High School for a second. There were bullies, there were average kids, there were geeks. When a bully would beat up a geek and the geek just stood there and took his beating, the average kids would feel sorry for the geek but would still rather be friends with the bully. After all, if they were friends with the bully everyone else would fear them as well.. it's better to be the bully than the geek stuffed in the locker. BUT.. there is no one more respected than the geek who STANDS UP to the Bully. Ahh.. now there's the true hero of the playground, the one individual Americans truly respect.

I think deep down inside, the media whores like Schuster, Matthews, Imus, et al are yearning for the geek to fight back, to see the bully face down in the dirt crying for his mommy. In this analogy, I think they are like the geek's big brother taunting their kid brother so he would FIGHT BACK already.

Here is why Kerry will win: there is no better closer in modern politics than this guy, and it's not simply about debates. He has the gift of being able to deliver in the clutch, to hone in on what's important to voters and close the sale at the buzzer. Kerry's wandering/meandering ways during the dog days of the campaign lull his opponents to sleep, only to be unprepared for the sudden fury he unleashes as the end approaches. If the Republicans are not up by at least 10 points on Nov 1st it is all over for them.