[Torie]

You reaction shows just how problematical personal reactions can be. You thought Kerry came across as a phony patrician blowhard, and I thought his speech was well written, disciplined, skillfully delivered, and effective. Obviously, both of us cannot be totally right, now can we? :)

[Mo1]

thought Kerry came across as a phony patrician blowhard, and I thought his speech was well written, disciplined, skillfully delivered, and effective. Obviously, both of us cannot be totally right, now can we? :)

You are both right .. Kerry came off looking like both

[jwalsh07]

I was telling a few folks here the other night that Kerry would be a tough opponent. Having said that I was extremely pleased to have him introduced by his fellow senator in MAass, the dishonorable Ted Kennedy.

If Kerry wins the nomination, he and Kennedy will instantaneously become joined at the hip by the right.

Kerry is tough but he's also very liberal, very patricianly, very high brow and he has a voting record that will be tough to defend in a national race.

He's been voting liberal Mass interests for years and there will be a price to pay for that in the gneral election. As for his bring it on foreign policy thing, he should try this on for size: "senator, what ever possessed you to cast a vote that would have allowed Saddam Hussein to annex 75 % of the world known oil reserves?"

[Jorge]

You reaction shows just how problematical personal reactions can be. You thought Kerry came across as a phony patrician blowhard, and I thought his speech was well written, disciplined, skillfully delivered, and effective. Obviously, both of us cannot be totally right, now can we? :)

I guess the difference is that you were impressed with his parroting the same old phoney accusations against Bush, while I was somewhat less than impressed.

Kerry is a flip-flopper a liar and a hypocrite. He voted for the war is and is now ripping Bush for acting on that vote. You might find his BS effective and convincing...I don't.