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To: steve harris who wrote (162985)	3/5/2003 3:17:58 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 1576978

Kennedy is a drinker and womanizer and Kerry is not. The GOP is trying to link Kerry and Kennedy for this reason mostly, to give the impression the "sleaze" part of Kennedy might rub off somehow. Kennedy is a great man in many ways but he definitely has personal flaws which disqualify him from national office. Kerry has no such flaws. Though Kerry was originally close to Kennedy (under his wing as a junior senator) he has taken a big turn toward the middle recently and away from old-style liberalism. He differs with Kennedy on Iraq, veterans issues, national health care, SDI and other major issues. That trend will continue. Kerry also works closely with John McCain on many big bills. Kerry therefore has positioned himself between Kennedy and McCain politically which is a good place to be IMHO. In short, Kerry may have the initials JFK and be from Massachusetts but he is clearly his own man and has been out of Kennedy's shadow for many years. Also, if you look at any GOP senator you can also do the same comparisons like "he voted the same as Jesse Helms 95% of the time". Dick Cheney for instance has one of the most far-right voting records in congressional history. And Bush has proven himself very right-wing though he ran (dishonestly) as a moderate unifier. Anyway, the difference is in the details and the way Kerry would lead the nation. Representing traditionally liberal Massachusetts and the entire nation are very different things and Kerry knows that. Bush does not seem to grasp this as he still acts like he's governing Texas, but Kerry is well-aware he must govern from the middle and unify. This sets him distinctly apart from Ted Kennedy, as much as the GOP would like to paint him that way. Still the right-wing will continue to try and use this old hackneyed trick just as they did on Mary Landrieu in Louisiana. "She votes the same as Hillary Clinton". The dems also used this too when Gingrich was in power. "He votes the same as Newt". A scare tactic trying to link someone to someone with high negatives inn the same party. It is a lame ploy and doesn't usually work, nor is it usually very accurate.