Reply #35: Affordable Health Care, Energy Independence, Corporate Welfare Reform...

[DrFunkenstein]

I have to note that your characterization of Dean's record on corporate donations is flatly false. Although most of his money comes from internet people, he certainly does collect large amounts (or used to) from the business community seeking access. And his record in Vermont is small, only because of the size of the state, not because he wasn't taken big checks from IBM, Goldman-Sachs, etc.

And Kerry is hardly subscribing to the status quo. Just because he doesn't hop up and down doesn't mean we are not in for great changes. Kerry will completely re-direct our foreign policy and set an agenda to get at the roots of terrorism - poverty and corruption - while making the "war" on terrorism an international police and intelligence gathering operation, rather than militaristic.

Kerry will also launch a major initiative to restructure our energy consupmtion/production around clean, domestic renewables. He will set up a powerful bi-partisan commission to slash corporate pork in the budget, close the offshore loopholes, and put some real teeth into the SEC and Accounting Oversight Board.

Finally, you may have disagreed with his vote on IWR and Patriot Act, but I seriously doubt you disagree with his own position on matters of foreign policy and civil rights.