Rate Kerry's Campaign

[J. J.]

Kerry made a lot of mistakes:

1.  His "flip-flop" on the war and the voting against 87 billion.

2.  Choosing Edwards as VP.

3.  His retrospective convention speech.

4.  "...Dick Cheney's daughter, who is a lesbian, ..."

5.  Overplaying the "377 tons of explosives."

He could have done worse, but not by much.  The grade is a D -.

[J. J.]

I'll add one more:

6.  Kerry's strategic decision to contest FL and not spend more time in the mid west and WV.

[J. J.]

I actually was kind of impressed by Mrs. Edwards.  She seem pretty solid (and might have made a better VP candidate that ] J. Danforth Edwards). 

The two people Thersa Hienz Kerry reminded me of were Betty Ford and Kitty Dukakis (both prior to treatment).  I think that there might be something there.

I didn't like Laura Bush, at first, but she grows on you.

[J. J.]

I will note that Elizabeth Edwards has just been diagonsed with breast cancer.  I will also point out that she delayed the tests until after the election.  I hope that the delay has not put her health in greater danger and that this is another example of her being solid.  That is admirable.