[Pylot]

For the author to describe Kerry as "Conservative Lite" is like saying that Stalin was a major advocate for Democracy.

Could the author be more out of touch??

[xJones]

The author's blind in so many ways, but (and I'm biased) he got the central thing right:

The second much more controversial force is religion. America is a far more religious country than any of its European counterparts. More than 60 per cent of Americans say that religion plays an important role in their lives.

Britain and much of Europe are floundering without a moral compass (even if Americans don't live up to ours half the time) and they're unable to face the Muslim challenge. There's a vacuum there, and it will be filled by something.

[BenLurkin]

My beef is the whole problem of conservative being described as "right".

Fact is, modern conservatives are quite moderate in their political thought.

We simply want the Constitution to be the law of the land - hardly and extreme position.

[katana]

I believe he is saying that Kerry is trying to appear "conservative". That being said, your analogy with Stalin the stalwart democrat is equally correct since the words "people's", "democratic" and "republic" have been mainstays of communist and socialist title mongering since the beginning of their evil movement. Any use that Kerry makes of the term "conservative" is just a variation on that theme.

[RockinRight]

Actually, I think he's on the money. He isn't saying Kerry IS conservative, but simply trying to tell the American people that he is. Big difference. He called him "John ‘Dukakis’ Kerry" for cryin out loud!