For the people who think Kerry is a wussy for conceding....

[Redleg]

I disagree that Kerry is a wussy for wanting this election to end. Think about this: For the last 5 months, John Kerry had to endure daily questions and ridicule concerning his honorable service in Vietnam. Kerry had to endure a systematic effort by conservatives to assassinate his character- turning Kerry into a fucking charicature of a person who flip-flops, windsurfs, reveres the French, and hates America.

Bush and Cheney regularly took Kerry's words out of context, twisted them, and then used them to beat Kerry over the fucking head. Remember the "global test?" Remember the "terrorists as a nuisance?" Remember the statement about Cheney's lesbian daughter in the last debate? We knew what Kerry meant with those statements. Anyone who watched the debates knew what Kerry meant. That didn't matter to the lying fucking liars- they (meaning the administration and it's shills) still twisted, lied and deceived us- and the media helped them perpetrate this crime against Kerry and against us.

If I had been in Kerry's position, I doubt I would have been able to put up with that bullshit any longer than he did. More than likely I would have exploded at Bush and choked that fuckface during the first or second debate- then it would have been game over candidate Redleg. But John Kerry didn't do that. He fought back hard, usually on the issues, and kept his cool. He showed us what "grace under pressure" really is. Contrast his quiet strength with Bush's obnoxious bragadaccio.

I think Kerry fought a good fight and then bowed out before this election could destroy him.