Reply #13: Friend...

[nashuaadvocate]

...we agree with you.

As you say, Kerry undoubtedly spent the last month and a half "protecting himself" (your words) from political damage.

Though I do not see who else (the "others" you mention) has received this "protect(ion)."

Moreover, I find it interesting that Kerry was "finding evidence" of the problem until right after the certification of Bush's re-election. What evidence did he find, do you think, between January 7th, 2004, and today, January 17th? Was it worth waiting for, you think?

And could Kerry's motivations be, perhaps, *best* expressed not by you, but by the man himself, who publicly stated on January 6th that the reason not to speak out on election reform was because "it wouldn't change" anything?

Is that a "principle"? Or is that "politics"? What The Advocate has said is that the man did not stand up for a principle, and that the timing of "standing up" is every bit as important as the "standing up" part -- do you dispute this?

-- TNE