Reply #9: interesting that there's no discussion of the contention that . . .

[OneBlueSky]

not much will change in a Kerry administration vis-a-vis Iraq . . . unfortunately, this is probably true . . . so why bother voting for Kerry? . . .

well, for me, it's the fact that I'll be part of Kerry's constituency, and politicians MUST respond to their constituencies . . . with nowhere else to go, liberals, progressives, and left-leaning moderates will make up a substantial portion of Kerry's political constituency and, as such, will have an opportunity to influence the direction of policy . . . that may not sound like much, but with Bush we have absolutely zero chance of influencing anything . . .

all I'm saying is that Kerry's election would only be the beginning of a long fight on a host of issues . . . but with Kerry, at least, there's a chance we'll be heard . . . and given the rapid deterioration in Iraq, the "we" I'm referring to could be a significantly larger segment of the American public by the time January rolls around . ..