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Kerry takes another look at presidency. Says loss in 2004 made him tougher
The Boston Globe ^ | 3/11/06 | Rick Klein

Posted on 03/11/2006 12:06:20 PM PST by LdSentinal

WASHINGTON -- As Senator John F. Kerry prepared to make a return to presidential-style politics with a classic day of New Hampshire campaigning, he said that the 2004 run left him tougher and more eager to fight.

''When you get knocked on your ass and lose a race, you've got to stop and reflect on what you're doing, why you're doing it, what matters, and what's important. And I did," Kerry said in an interview in his Senate office on Thursday. ''There's a very different John Kerry now who is absolutely crystal clear about how I communicate what I need to communicate. . . . People are going to be looking for leadership."

Kerry's efforts to launch another presidential bid have prompted grumbling from some Democrats, who question whether a second Kerry candidacy would be good for the party -- or even realistic. Some party insiders expect that leading fund-raisers and strategists will push Kerry out before the race starts, in favor of a fresh face for a party desperate to retake power.

But in most respects, the Massachusetts Democrat has never stopped running for president. He has maintained an aggressive financial operation that, since the end of the last campaign, has raised nearly $4 million for Democrats in races across the country, and has sent $3 million of his own campaign funds to help other candidates.

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts
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1 posted on 03/11/2006 12:06:29 PM PST by LdSentinal
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2 posted on 03/11/2006 12:08:38 PM PST by SIDENET (If those lame Imams can issue fatwas, then so can I)
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Say, now that's good to hear. Another loss in 2008 will make him feel like petrified beef jerkey.


3 posted on 03/11/2006 12:09:31 PM PST by Enterprise (The MSM - Propaganda wing and news censorship division of the Democrat Party.)
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4 posted on 03/11/2006 12:09:38 PM PST by SIDENET (If those lame Imams can issue fatwas, then so can I)
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04 sure didn't make him smarter


5 posted on 03/11/2006 12:09:48 PM PST by HonestConservative (Bless our Servicemen!)
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To: LdSentinal
OK, The line forms here:

Republicans fo Kerry unite!

6 posted on 03/11/2006 12:09:58 PM PST by Agent Smith (Fallujah delenda est. (I wish))
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oh boy...


7 posted on 03/11/2006 12:10:25 PM PST by Echo Talon
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Is it my imagination or is there not one mention of Kerry being a Vietnam veteran.


8 posted on 03/11/2006 12:11:08 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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Oh brother, what a jerk!


9 posted on 03/11/2006 12:11:40 PM PST by alice_in_bubbaland (New Jersey gets the corrupt government it deserves!)
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" Kerry said in an interview in his Senate office on Thursday. ''There's a very different John Kerry now who is absolutely crystal clear about how I communicate what I need to communicate. . . ."

Speaking of himself in the third person? I thought that was trademarked by Bob Dole.
10 posted on 03/11/2006 12:11:47 PM PST by DocRock
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''There's a very different John Kerry now"

Just what I'd expect from the flip-flopper.

11 posted on 03/11/2006 12:11:51 PM PST by hsalaw
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Leopards don´t change their spots and traitors are still traitors. Dress sheep up like wolves and they are still sheep.


12 posted on 03/11/2006 12:12:11 PM PST by Americanexpat (A strong democracy through citizen oversight.)
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''There's a very different John Kerry now who is absolutely crystal clear about how I communicate what I need to communicate. . . . People are going to be looking for leadership."

OK, I didn't need to go any further than that statement. This give one so much fodder for comment its almost too fun. Where to begin........


13 posted on 03/11/2006 12:12:24 PM PST by Integrityrocks
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maybe Kerry could persuade me to vote for McCain? LOL!


14 posted on 03/11/2006 12:12:37 PM PST by Echo Talon
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"you've got to stop and reflect on what you're doing, why you're doing it, what matters, and what's important."


15 posted on 03/11/2006 12:12:40 PM PST by jdm
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He's read the poll that says America might elect a woman President....

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16 posted on 03/11/2006 12:13:00 PM PST by digger48
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"Is it my imagination or is there not one mention of Kerry being a Vietnam veteran"

To borrow words from Kerry ... that was then and this is now. New, improved Kerry ... Viet what?

17 posted on 03/11/2006 12:13:13 PM PST by JustaDumbBlonde
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LOL....A walking, talking joke!


18 posted on 03/11/2006 12:13:37 PM PST by jazusamo (:Gregory was riled while Hume smiled:)
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19 posted on 03/11/2006 12:13:40 PM PST by quantim (If the Constitution were perfect, it wouldn't have included the Senate.)
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Hmmmmm... Kerry... Tougher...

Like a determined rabbit about to leap on it's prey.


20 posted on 03/11/2006 12:14:06 PM PST by ManMountain (In case of social breakdown remember Liberals... The other white meat.)
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