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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (33136)	3/6/2004 4:15:08 AM
From: unclewest	Respond to of 793660

The entire article is fascinating. Would seem incredible that it was written in Boston and published in the NYT until you know the Boston Globe has also railed against Kerry regularly. I find it fascinating that two famous left leaning newspapers can't support Kerry. But who knows Kerry better? He lives in their backyard. Throughout his campaign, Mr. Kerry has shown a knack for espousing both sides of divisive issues. Earlier in the race he struggled to square his vote to authorize the use of force in Iraq with his loud criticism of the war and his eventual vote against $87 billion for military operations and reconstruction. cont. at nytimes.com

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (33136)	3/22/2004 7:07:48 PM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 793660

We never promised you a rose garden. I never asked for one. I prefer to avoid sewers, when possible. remind me again what about this background qualifies this man to run the Executive Branch? I remember asking that question about the current President, who has one of the least impressive resumes I’ve seen in a candidate for high office, and not getting much of an answer. Still haven’t. It seems odd to me that the American political system so consistently elevates emptyheaded nonentities and rewards those whose sole skill is telling people whatever they want to hear. Maybe that’s what Americans want. Not a terribly reassuring phenomenon. The whole process seems very far away to me (as it is, in the geographic sense) and I see little cause for passion about it. Neither party has much to say about trade, the issue I care most about (I think it’s at least as important as the war on terror), and what little they do say is dominated by political pandering. I don’t see either candidate as likely to produce salvation or damnation; neither is wonderful but either would be survivable. No big deal.