Hey, you guys are right --
Kerry really is posting on Kos! He's even got his own "Diary" there!
Setting aside the fact it's Kerry and Kos for purposes of a FR discussion here, I would just say a lot of people will think it is very cool that an elected official is posting on a blog.
Many people on FR know I have posted email from Gov Jeb Bush here on FR once in awhile, with his permission (as it was directed to FR people). And, IMO, people often appreciate hearing directly from elected leaders.
But, Dems, as usual, are a little late to the table -- Gov Jeb Bush's emails have been here on FR numerous times since before Nov 2000 through recent years, while Kerry seems to have just found out about blogging now, in 2006. (Though Kerry says in his Kos post he is "passionate" about blogging, as is his wife! I don't know if I can buy any of that!)
But -- this is going to be a big headache for Dem leaders who may want to shove Kerry out of the way, because bloggers on either side can now get their act together and really mobilize when they want to do so. (However, FR is of course, #1 in the blogosphere.)
Hillary Clinton won't go online and chat with her supporters unless you drop a few hundred bucks into her campaign chest, and then -- who knows if it's Hillary online in her forum? John Kerry probably has a lot of motivation to get in tight with bloggers if he's really looking to run again. And, bloggers can do a lot to support a candidate.
In short -- Dem leaders who dislike Kerry, take note: One GQ article is not enough to get rid of a presidential candidate who blogs!
Interesting points there Summer. I can see the hip aspect to getting on the net and joining a discussion forum with like minded individuals/supporters.
I know we all get psyched when Levin or Snow join in on a thread, so your example with Gov. Bush is all the more impressive.
But besides being a little late to the game, John Kerry happens to be a lying and traitorous war criminal from the hellhole called Taxachusetts. I think that will remain his cross to bear thus eliminating him from any higher office, not the GQ article or the blogging.
Peace after War.
JD