Believe it or not, there are constituents of his up here in New England that will tell you, with total conviction and belief, that he is not only a patriotic American, but that he is a conservative who supported Reagan.
You wouldn't believe the face he puts on up here.
He has the Kennedy name, which in Mass. confers upon him a halo because of his brothers' support here.
He professes Catholicism, which earns votes even though he's the furthest thing from it.
He's Irish, and that's all some of them need.
He knows EXACTLY how to play to the folks up here.
I am Catholic and part-Irish and I seriously consider it to be a MORTAL sin to vote for him or John Kerry. But your comments did answer my questions.