> John wrote: > My dad served in Vietnam as a marine and hates Kerry's guts. > About the trust thing, I wholeheartedly agree. They are all corrupt. >
Maybe I'm stereotyping, but I think the reason Mr. Kerry was "out of step" with the military is because he's an extremely wealthy easterner and always has been (if only in heart). The enlisted are all generally working class. They're not going to identify with a guy who sails and attends country clubs; they'll identify with a guy who owns a ranch and wears jeans. They're not going to understand a guy who volunteered for combat when he didn't have to - they'll identify with a guy who used his connections to get a cushy stateside post because that's what they would've done. Mr. Kerry's mistake was thinking that just because he attended the dance he'd be elected king. He never recovered from the swift boat debacle which cost him the swing vote. Chasing the youth vote was the nail in the coffin. Put another way, it was an extremely close election that was won on strategy rather than mandate; which is why Mr. Bush's numbers have gone back to the toilet. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:153601 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
