Eisboch wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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John Kerry is a bright, articulate guy, a thinker, a fellow who takes
advantage of his liberal arts education and on major issues, ponders
alternatives, sees a number of sides, and tries to fomulate solutions
that take into account the fact that some challenges cannot be solved
with simple-minded sound-bites or putting on a jump suit and pretending
you're a soldier.

In other words, he is somewhat of an intellectual, a man who is capable
of thinking and does so.




There's no doubt John Kerry is bright and articulate and has used those
virtues to position himself for his life goal of being president. I have a
fundamental problem with that. I can respect those that have filled their
bucket with some life experience and then become motivated to make a
difference. Kerry has been running for president since his high school days
and I can't believe the motivation is anything other than personal.

I don't have a problem with Kerry's lifelong political ambitions. Some
of our best politicians have had that kind of drive. One of my favorite
Republicans, Bob Dole, went into politics almost immediately after the
the big war, and remained there until the end of his elected political
career.






\\\ Over
the years I've watched him talk the talk but not walk the walk. He
programmed himself 40 years ago in the style of his idol, JFK, but he is no
JFK.


No, he isn't. No one had the style of JFK.




From personal experience, depend on him for help or action involving a
subject that US Senators regularly and routinely help with and, unless you
are important and can bring something to the table that will benefit him,
you'll be ignored.


Whatever you perceive as Kerry's shortcomings, I posit that he is better
equipped to do the job as POTUS than the foundering incumbent, who
finally is demonstrating to the world how little grey matter there is
between his ears.