[jstolarczyk]

Both politically and as a veteran Kerry is vulnerable. But every time someone challenges him he says yea but I am a war hero. Before we can attack Kerry's statements against partial birth abortion etc.. we need to get him out from behind his war record. Vets out there, you need to speak up. At VFW halls, veterans groups, especially Viet Nam groups. Veterans should protest the man. If you belong to a veterans group or network, contact them and send them Kerry's testimony about their service. As a Veteran from the 70's and still serving, I experienced first hand the results of Kerry's and Fonda's claims against us. If you were spit on, treated like you had the plaque, if you know of friends that feces tossed at them at airports or were simply called names like rapist, baby-killer, murder etc., just for wearing your uniform. You have Kerry to thank! You were not welcomed home until Reagan was president, because of the likes of Kerry and Fonda. So now is the time to repay their kindness. Get his record disseminated.

[Boundless]

So is Kerry acceptable to the Clintons as the
"designated loser" for 2004?

Or will the Clintons needs to take steps
(i.e. Deanify Kerry) if it looks like:
a. a Democrat can beat Bush in 2004, and
b. Kerry might get enough delegates to
sew up the nomination on the first vote.
(If a. is true, the Clintons will want to
be able to draft Hillary, and can't risk b.)

I'm sure they have his FBI file, but is Kerry
under Clinton control otherwise?

[counterpunch]

[GigaDittos]

My feeling is he doesn't want his Senate testimonies going front and center. He'd rather not even mention them. It would piss off lots of veterans who may be supporting him now. He has medals sure, but I think that's where it ends, and his real agenda begins.