Reply #243: Kerry enigma

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Kerry has become flip flopper par excellence. Where was he when the Democrats needed his leadership? Not only did he run out less than a day after the Ohio debacle, and out of the country for the crucial Election Fraud vote, he was at the Davos Economic Conference in Switzerland when his vote was needed to initiate filibuster to head off the nomination of Alito to the Supreme Court. He told,in private, Mark Crispin Miller that he thought the election '04 was stolen, then later, denied he said it when asked by reporters. Looking ahead, the NYT today had an article by Adam Nagourney which speculates that presidential hopefuls who are presently serving in Congress have a disadvantage over governors because of their records on their support of the Iraq war, now seen increasingly a mistake and increasingly unpopular. H. Clinton is trying to "nuance" her staunch pro-war stand now that she is running hard for '08. I would still prefer Kerry to H.C., if push came to shove, but thank god, Gore is now in the picture for that presidential horse race. The Democrats may not have to face the unhappy choice between the two Senators.