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Friday, July 23, 2004

Reasons to like Kerry

for those of you still feeling a certain, shall we say, lack of enthusiasm on the eve of the convention.  From Thomas Oliphant in the current issue of American Prospect.  I think Oliphant’s a bit too hopeful on what a President Kerry would do with regard to Israel and Palestine, myself, but check out those lovely wonky details on Kerry’s healthcare and energy plans.

(Notice that in the spirit of Democratic unity, I haven’t taken even one cheeky, freewheeling potshot at Barbara Ehrenreich’s support for Dennis the K.  But talk about enthusiasm exceeding its object. . . .)

Via Nathan Newman, whom I usually introduce to people as “this smart National Lawyers Guild guy a foot or two to my left, who, when he disagrees with me, turns out to be right two-thirds of the time.” Let’s not forget that Nathan predicted we’d be hearing the 2005 State of the Union address from John Kerry-- and he predicted it back in the summer of 2003 or maybe even earlier, back when it looked to most people as if George Bush would be appointed President for Life.

UPDATE:  Sorry about that Oliphant link!  That’s what I get for not checking all the hyperlynx before posting (which I always do, I swear, officer, it was just this once).  It’s fixed now.

Posted by Michael on 07/23 at 05:59 AM
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