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To: SBHX who wrote (79326)10/21/2004 12:46:38 PM
From: Mary Cluney  Read Replies (2) of 793964
 
his voting pattern is a matter of public record.

To be fair, you have to put Kerry's voting pattern into perspective. As a US Senator, he is one of 100 members. A US Senator is not effective if he is a loner. He is most effective when part of a team - when he votes as part of a political block.

In that case, you would have to look at it from a Democratic Party perspective. He was a member of a party that gave us the Clinton Administration. They showed fiscal responsibility. They balanced the budget and they gave to this administration a record budget surplus.

But all this is really an obfuscation. The real issue that is being posed here is his vision for national security. In that regard he poses a clear alternative to George W. Bush. I don't have to rehash that. Everyone on this thread knows what those differences are.

For Neocons, however, there is an even more complex issue - and that is, how will Kerry's Position effect Israel.

IMO, Kerry does not have any intentions for selling out Israel. I think that is a genuine belief. In any case, I think he is also smart enough to know that if he did sell out Israel he would never get elected even to be a dog catcher.

Having said that however, I can understand Neocon concerns with respect to the safety of Israel. I do think Kerry's position would pose some degree of risk that Neocons would not have to be concerned with George Bush at the top of the ticket.

I would think that Kerry would feel that Israeli interests would be better served in the long term if he were more even handed with respect to the Palestinians.

I would guess most Israeli's and Neocons are not buying that line of thought. That is going to be a tough sell for Kerry.
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