[BlessedByLiberty]

There is another analogy to Al Bore - Gore always tried to prove he was a man, not an empty suit. With Kerry's manly sports pursuits,the bomber jacket,etc., he's trying to tell us that he is equal to a real man - George Bush. I think that picture of our hunky President in that flight suit was more of a challenge to Kerry's masculinity than we could ever conceive.

To see a man of Kerry's age trying to to prove he's masculine in these sports photo-ops, and hearkening back to his youth is creepy. We don't need a CIC who behaves as though he hasn't matured over the years or who is insecure in his own masculinity and that is how Kerry comes across.

[Welsh Rabbit]

Seeing Kerry on that snowboard and decked out in loud neon was just plain sad. It was no less ridiculous than imagining my father, who's the same age, riding a skateboard and wearing a nose ring.