Reply #7: That was Christopher Dodd's line, announcing his exploratory campaign

[Peace Patriot]

for the Democratic presidential nomination in '08, on the Al Franken Show about a month ago (with a substitute host): He said Hillary's "in trouble with the antiwar crowd," and we don't want losers (Kerry, Gore). And that leaves HIM.*

What he didn't talk about was his pivotal role, in collusion with Tom Delay and Bob Ney, in destroying our country's election system, and producing a non-transparent election in 2004, by the fast-tracking all over the country (with $3.9 in boondoggle funding) of electronic voting systems, run on TRADE SECRET, PROPRIETARY programming code, owned and controlled by Bushite corporations.

I'm for restoring the people to the White House who legitimately won both elections, 2000 and 2004: Gore/Kerry '08. These are NOT normal political times. Believe me, I've been around a while, and have seen a lot of administrations come and go, and what I see now is that we need to restore order. Words like "retread" come from a different world.

I realize that Kerry shot himself in the foot recently, with his botched joke about Bush's stupidity. And that, combined with lingering bitterness about his lack of a fight in Ohio (and re: the "trade secret" vote tabulation), may be it for him. He's too easy a target for the war profiteering corporate news monopolies' pre-written post-election narratives. Still, I am convinced that he was elected by the American people, and, though I have some fundamental political differences with him, and with Gore, I can't think of better medicine for this grievously weakened democracy than their inauguration in January 2009. Can you just imagine the celebrations? And can you just imagine the team of intelligent, motivated, determined people whom they would attract?

It almost makes one drool, we are so hungry for intelligent leadership, and for an unleashing of our positive energy, talents and genius as a people. Even if we can't get rid of the "trade secret" vote tabulation by then, I think a Gore/Kerry ticket would simply blow the machines away.

It's an interesting bit of magic and chemistry. Kerry alone--nope. That wouldn't do it. No matter who you combined him with, as his vp. He just wouldn't have the magic in top spot. But as the vp combined with Gore? Suddenly it ignites. Gore is the great speaker now. Gore is the one who has been passionately advocating return to lawful, decent government since well before the '04 (s)election. He's the one with eight years of experience in the executive branch. And Kerry, as vp, would preside over the Senate--where most of his government experience has occurred. And Gore, having been vp, would use Kerry well. Kerry wouldn't be sidelined. He would be put in charge of major initiatives. We can't waste talent--I'm sure Gore would realize that. He is a cooperator, not a dictator-type. And Gore, of course, is already onto the most important project of the 21st century, saving our planet from the impacts of fossil fuels and other environmental degradation.

Gore combined with someone else might create some magic. But not near the magic of a full RESTORATION ticket, of Gore/Kerry. I think the country would weep for joy. And so would the rest of the world.

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*(As for Dodd, the voters of CT don't seem to have much sense, but I sure hope they send him to Ireland for a long, long vacation sometime soon.)