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To: Bill who wrote (588216)	7/6/2004 3:33:22 PM
From: Andrew N. Cothran	Respond to of 769670

Tuesday, July 6, 2004 2:20 p.m. EDT:Kerry Gets None of What He Wanted in Veep John Kerry was on Al Gore's list of Vice Presidential candidates in 2000, but didn't meet Gore's criteria. Kerry didn't choose Gore either, but he did choose John Edwards. The question is, why? The AP obtained Kerry's memo to Jim Johnson, who was Kerry's "veepstakes" advisor, outlining what Kerry wanted in his VP candidate. Kerry wanted five things, and seems to have gotten none of them. Kerry wanted: A proven leader with sound judgment on national security, economic prosperity and social justice. How can Edwards be considered a proven leader when he is only in his first term as a U.S. Senator? Has Edwards ever made a judgement on a matter of national security in his life? He's on the Senate Intelligence Committee ... does that count toward "sound judgement" on prosperity and justice? Committed to Kerry's issues and vision for the country. If Edwards was so committed to what Kerry believes, why was he running against Kerry for the Dems' 2004 nomination? Capable of inspiring confidence in voters from all parts of the country and all walks of life. The only voters Edwards inspired were in South Carolina, where he was born. He couldn't even win his adopted state of North Carolina in the primary there. Compatible with Kerry "on every level." Edwards is supposed to be a "new southern Democrat," much like Harold Ford Jr., who eschews the "liberal vs. conservative," argumentative divisiveness of Senators like Kerry. Kerry + Populist doesn't seem like a very compatible match. "Ready at any moment to assume the awesome responsibility of president." Kerry himself criticized Edwards for being young and inexperienced, once saying that he didn't know if Edwards was even "out of diapers" when Kerry returned from Vietnam. So what did Kerry get in Edwards? A young-looking, optimistic, smooth-talking, trial lawyer. That's all we know so far. www.newsmax.com