July 30, 2004

• JOHN KERRY

  I watched Kerry's acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention last night and I was impressed. The speech was well written and well delivered. Kerry is obviously not the speaker Clinton or Reagan was, He's more on the order of a Truman or Eisenhower type.
  I think what the candidate does is a lot more important that how he sounds, but the electorate seems to be overwhelmingly impressed with appearence rather than substance. I suppose Reagan and TV are the reasons for that.
  Kerry strikes me as a thoughtful competent person who can act decisivly and has a strong moral sense. The Bushites have criticized him for what they call a lackluster senate career. A closer look is more likely to show a thoughtful person willing to work hard at the thankless jobs ( e.g Senate intelligance committee) and shy away from the self-aggrandizing spotlights. I'm not sure introducing a lot of expensive pay-off bills is any plus for a congressman.
  His management of the convention is certainly different from the Demo conventions I have watched for the last 50 years (actually I think 52, wasn't the '52 convention the first televised?). Much more unity and much less rankor. I don't remember any past convention where ALL the opposing candidates for the nomination appeared with the nominee after his acceptance speech. His speech was good enough to satisfy my wife who was very doubtful about him.
  Besides, Washington needs a president who has given CPR to a hamster

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