To: epicure who wrote (332953 ) 12/23/2002 11:39:34 AM From: American Spirit Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 769667 Yeah read up on John Kerry. He's an amazing guy. In addition to being one of the most brilliant and fore-sighted leaders in DC, and probably the most honest with the fewest special interest debts, he is a real champion of the American military, is a former prosecutor who unraveled the complex BCCI Bank and Iron-Contra scandals (BCCI Bank included Bin Lauden interestingly), he rides a Harley, looks great in a tank unlike Dukakis, actually knows how to operate a tank, plays full-contact ice hockey, does marathons, dives out of planes for fun, is a wicked extreme wind-surfer, a good husband and father, listens keenly to people, really studies issues and knows the facts and figures, is looking ahead 20 years or more to try and fix problems before they happen, was an amazing war hero showing rare courage leading his men in battle, after the war saw lives were being wasted and sought to put an end to it as Nixon had promised, with McCain led the MIA POW movement, was largely responsible for normalizing relations with Vietnam and seeking healing for Vets, supports middle class tax cuts but despite being rich does not want tax cuts for the rich (US rich get off easy as it is compared to other countries), is not beholden to the DNC or Clintonites, may run with McCain if not Edwards, has already been through withering attacks by the GOP so can handle the heat, does surprisingly well in places like the Carolinas with their large pro-military vote, leads onm the environment, elderly issues, health care, foreign affairs, forced Bush to go to the UN along with Powell and others, warned Bush about AL Qaida before 9-11 and has if necesdsary 750 million bucks to use to counter the character assasination type attacks which the GOP are so good at organizing. He also leads the pack now. forget Hillary and Lieberman, not running and not electable, and he will appeal to most moderates and independents once they get to know him. And no he is not Bob Kerrey. A few articles to read but do a search and find more. johnkerry.com too. Volunteer! I believe this man will be our next president and a great one. Omni-partisan, from Greens to traditional conservatives. americanwindsurfer.com clw.org