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Originally posted by shamrock_uk:
Something must be funny here - I agree with almost every word you said, [img]tongue.gif[/img] especially about democracy.
Not convinced Kerry would be any worse - whilst I think he was a weak candidate ("I have a plan...."  Tell us what it is then!), intelligence and fresh thinking at the top would have probably outweighed his deficiencies.
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To date, he still hasn't told anyone what his plan is, I for one would love to see him send it through the senate armed forces commity as a bi-partisan project, if such a plan exists.
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The campaign was dirtier than the democrats were prepared for too IMO - the 'chickenhawks' managing to portray Kerry, who by all accounts should be considered a national hero, as anti-military was both impressive and something that proved too hard to counter.
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I think he tried to rely on his credibility as a soldier too much, especially when he effectively gave up the ability to authoritatively do so by testifying to the Senate about how "every soldier in vietnam was/is guilty of war crimes" and he alienated a lot of former servicemembers who otherwise likely would have given him more thought.