Reply #17: Let's check the credentials of the author of this article

[JDPriestly]

She is pro-Democratic. Nothing wrong with that in my book. But, she is also clearly and perhaps blindly pro-Kerry. Pro-Kerry seems to almost be her definition of Democratic. Here are some of her articles:

THE 2004 CAMPAIGN: ADVERTISING; Friendly Fire: The Birth of an Attack on Kerry

Good piece on the Swift-Boaters -- clearly pro-Kerry

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E5DF163EF933A1575BC0A9629C8B63

Cheney on the Hustings: The Reluctant Candidate

A hit piece on Cheney. Great article but very clearly pro-Kerry. Dated 07/05/04

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5DC163BF936A35754C0A9629C8B63

On Iraq, Kerry Again Leaves Democrats Fuming
By KATE ZERNIKE
Published: June 21, 2006

Mr. Kerry has found his resolve. But it has not made his fellow Democrats any happier. They fear the latest evolution of Mr. Kerry's views on Iraq may now complicate their hopes of taking back a majority in Congress in 2006.

This is a must read for anyone interested in Ms. Zernike's commentary regarding the current primary campaign. It criticizes Dodd and Biden big time. Ms. Zernike was clearly feeling her way toward a Kerry presidential run. Wow, does Kerry pay her out of his own pocket?

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/21/washington/21kerry.html

Friendly Fire: The Birth of an Anti-Kerry Ad
August 2004
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/20/politics/campaign/20swift.html?ex=1250740800&en=7bf4b27a124c8daf&ei=5088

Here are a few more Zernike articles: http://www.timeswatch.org/topicindex/Z/zernike_kate/welcome.asp

Kerry is not the only topic that Zernike writes about, but it is certainly one of her favorites, and she writes about it with a lot of passion. I would take her article about Edwards with a huge grain of salt.