Reply #39: Kerry's status actually reinforces his compassion and support of

[wisteria]

the pion's. kerry did not actually vote for the war just as Obama didn't actually vote against it. No one can know for sure how he would of voted at the time as he wasn't a senator then. Therefore the argument over he did and he didn't is not valid. Senator Kerry voted for IWR. In his floor statement he clearly identified what he was voting for and one of those things was not an ill conceived,unpopular invasion of Iraq. He was mislead on intelligence information, he was assured nothing would happen without the support of a mighty coalition and the inspectors would be able to finish their work and report their finding before any undertaking. There is more, but just so you understand, the decision to go to war was not Kerry's.

As for Obama, maybe he is who he claims to be, a representative of the people,but we have nothing but a flimsy record in the senate and one great speech to go on. Maybe you feel comfortable choosing your Presidents with little by media hype to go on, but for me, I am a little more cautious. Voting for the media pushed candidate in the past has gotten us George Bush.