LTTE in BG - John Kerry is not to blame

[Mass]

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2005/10/06/john_kerry_is_not_to_blame/

John Kerry is not to blame

October 6, 2005

PEOPLE WHO voted for George W. Bush seem a little bit defensive these days, as well they should. It was, to put it as nicely as possible, a poorly informed, confused thing to do. But it's just as poorly informed and confused to blame John Kerry, as more and more mortified Bush voters have been doing. One example is Brian Stowell's Sept. 26 letter (''Kerry's emotional words against Bush came too late").

Kerry never made ''many contradictory statements." That was just a Rovian smear, and Bush himself was self-contradictory on much more important matters.

Well-informed people voted for Kerry; the rest didn't. Granted that the laziness and timidity of the mainstream press made it hard to sort out fact from rumor. John McCain has been the only attractive Republican candidate for the 2008 presidential race. But he tainted himself beyond redemption with his support of the Bush campaign. Rudolph Giuliani's claim to fame was that he didn't go to pieces during Sept. 11. He's a mediocre leader, and he also is tainted by his support of Bush.

There is nothing on the Republican side now for anyone wanting a return to competent, responsible government. Are there any moderate Republicans left? Didn't they all die out or become libertarians 20 years ago?

BERNIE CONNEELY

[TayTay]

1. Go Bernie!

I loved that letter. It's nice to see the defenders come out in the Globe.

[whometense]

2. Oh, that is sweet.

Thanks for starting my morning off with this!

Well-informed people voted for Kerry; the rest didn't.

I'll echo TayTay: GO BERNIE!!!

[ginnyinWI]

3. this is great

At least we well-informed people get some recognition! :)

[jillan]

4. Thanks for posting!

It reminds me of a comment that a repub acquaintance said to me after listening to Kerry's concession speech!
"If he spoke like that during the election, I would have voted for him".

Give me a break, this guy obviously didn't listen.

The media support for *, and the lack of it for Kerry, is what did it.
And to all those people that didn't take the time to research the "most important election of our lifetimes" I hope you're happy now. Time to wake up to reality.

[ray of light]

5. Thank goodness to hear some more INTELLEGENT signs of life

out there!

AND they commented on the media's complicity too.

wooohoooo.