In understanding the reasons for selecting John Kerry I think you have to
look in the first instance at his performance record and biography and the
personal values he expresses. Everybody knows that the Bush administration
has been a disaster for American society and the image of the USA in the
world, there's few things they can do well, and they hope that Kerry would
attract the kinds of people that can create a better place.
The Bush group is strongly linked to oil (and energy) profits, and of all US
corporations, the oil corporations are the most profitable and most dynamic
in recent years. Kerry is the richest member of Congress, and worth around
$550 million. His wife, Teresa Heinz is the the widow of Republican Senator
and ketchup tycoon John Heinz ("Beans means Heinz"). The "patrician" bit is
mainly an elegant Georgetown house, and the use of a private jet.
John Kerry said in an interview with Tim Russert on 11 January 2004 that
"...every statistic that you just read off, Tim, works wonderfully if you're
looking at a Republican recovery. You know, corporate profits are up 46
percent, but they're up by consolidation. They're up by increases in
productivity. They're not up because Americans are going back to work, and
they're not up because Americans are earning more money." John Kerry
understands surplus-value better than American Marxists, except that he
doesn't have a name for it.
Jurriaan
