For non-Kerry Supporters: Say something good about Kerry

[absyntheNsugar]

Kerry is actually at the bottom of my list...for me it's Clark, Dean, Edwards and then Kerry for the major candidates.

However, Kerry's doing very well in the primaries, and he's beating Bush in the polls. So...lemme throw out 3 good things about a Kerry Candidacy/Presidency.

1 - He's an insider. This is actually a good thing - the Democrats haven't had an insider in the White House for a while. As a result, our presidents have always had an uneasy relationship with Democratic Congressmen. And as a result of that, it was very hard to get anything done.

Kerry is an insider, and will get things done. Enough people owe him favors on both sides. Don't believe me? Look at how much got done (better or worse) under Johnson. He was the ultimate insider.

2 - He's taller. I'm not being snide here - the main thing is he's taller than Bush. At the risk of sounding cliche, the taller man usualy wins the election.

3 - It will be nice to say I lived under a JFK presidency. Ok, here I'm being humorous - but there are some striking similarities between Kerry and Kennedy. Both were products of the Massachusetts political machine, both had connections to rich Democrats and unions, and both were excellent at what they do.

Although Kerry's not my first choice for president, he's a damn fine Senator, and despite his IWR vote, he's been on the right side of history most of the time.

Anyway...throw yours out.

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

1. He isn't Bush

Yep.

[FarLeftRage]

2. He's not like cheney...

for sure

[liberalnurse]

3. He sure knows how to land rich chicks.

[xultar]

11. That is good yes, land the Rich Babes! n/t

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

20. Ha ha ha ha!!!!

Etc.!

[Gman]

4. Its good that Kerry's a Democrat

and Kerry is one of 3 candidates that can definitely win in November. (The other 2 being Clark & Edwards. Lieberman could have won too, but he's gone now.)

[Iverson]

5. make you deal, or a challenge ...

Kerry is obviously very intelligent.

Now, can you say something good about Greens?

[absyntheNsugar]

26. Easy: Greens are awesome when it comes to local government

Matt Gonzalez is one of the best on the SF Board!

[Bonobo]

6. He's on the correct side of the aisle!

Also, he's tall and has a sort of commanding presence compared with Prince Chimp.
He didn't duck out of Vietnam (although to be honest, I would have ducked out and encouraged anyone I loved to have ducked out too...)

He's from Massachusetts and seems to have made good friends with other Senators I strongly support (Kennedy).

I'm, I'm really trying! Oh yeah, one more thing: I think he can beat the Chimp

[arewethereyet]

7. he looks presidential

[Cuban_Liberal]

8. He's smart. n/t

[revcarol]

9. He used to be a liberal.

Man, I had to bite my tongue, even.

[lastliberalintexas]

13. I second that

The Kerry of 15 years ago probably would have my support right now.

[vi5]

10. How about he's pro-choice, pro-environment...has a great liberal record

I think it's sad that people want to forget all of that stuff simply because of how f*cked up the last 3 years have been politically. Prior to that Kerry was the personification of a liberal senator. Now people want to pretend that stuff doesn't exist and say things like "Oh well the best thing about him is he's presidential". Bunch of self serving petty BS if you ask me.

I'm not even a Kerry supporter per se beyond the fact that I will vote for whoever the nominee is.

[oasis]

12. His candidacy exposes the hypocrisy of purists. Exposure is a good thing.

[DenverDem]

16. It exposes hypocrisy, all right.

Mainly, his supporters', however.

Meet the new boss, mostly same as the old boss.

The good thing, he's not Bush.

[oasis]

18. Kerry no messiah. Another good thing. They tend to disappoint.

[IndianaGreen]

14. Kerry speaks French

:eyes:

[Lefty48197]

15. He has a much more manly chin that Ed Gillespie

Ok I can think of a million good things to say about Kerry, but I would really like to see Ed get a chin. ANY chin!

[Hoppin_Mad]

17. He's has a fine head of hair -nt-

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

19. And people wonder why some of us talk down to them

a brief review of the posts on this thread inform me of why the left will never have any real controlling interest in any nation...it must be their ability to form coalitions.

[oasis]

21. Get real: Coalition, compromise, cop-out. We have transcended all of that.

;-)

[LittleDannySlowhorse]

22. Most of the answers here

struck me as a bit of light comedy. I don't think you need to worry that it's indicative of huge problems down the road. If anything, I think a complete LACK of humor has done quite a disservice to the left.

[Exgeneral]

23. The East Coast Media REALLY likes him

so far........

[KnucklesBuchanan]

24. He's the only candidate...

that still plays hockey. However, that bit of coolness is offset by his apparent affinity for Sam Adams beer. The damn sellout...

[GumboYaYa]

25. He is a strong supporter of alternative energy programs.

That's a big issue with me and one reason I can vote for Kerry. Among the other reasons, is the fact that he is not Bush.

[Straight Shooter]

27. Being perfectly honest ... he has nice eyes

But Dean's are nicer!

:evilgrin: