.....and Kerry was boasting about that, as if it was an accomplishment, no less. Unvelievably, he saw no downside to such a statement. Sure gives one hope. But I'm not depending on Kerry to win it for himself. He's getting a lot of outside help. You got 3-4 books out, or due out-- Dean, Clarke, Kitty Kelly and Wilson's books are all anti-Bush
BTW, nice allusion to Zelig---one of my fave movies. Everything else you wrote sounds like a treatment for a Hollyweird TV movie, "How not to elect a president 2004."
Backpedal 25-30 years and replay the statement. Imagine the implications: I actually decided against pushing the button, before I pushed the button, said against a backdrop of charred ruins, the candidate sitting on an enamel throne, utterly confused and alone.