The Left has trapped Kerry into taking stands that prevent him from attacking Bush in every area Bush is really weak. Just think of JFK, LBJ, or even Walter Mondale allowing Bush to participate in the cover-up of the UN oil for food, do you think for one moment that the recent sellout over judges would just slide by without Mondale commenting on the weakness of Bush?, Don't you think JFK would DEMAND the entire philosophy behind the Iraq War? Would any Democrat allow the existence of the shoddy bureaucracy composed of Minetta, the FBI, CIA (how can Tennet still be there?), the DOE complete with the scandal at Los Alamos, the endless scandals on Wall Street not addressed til media finally paid attention, the huge deficit, the failure to pursue the "No Child etc.", the open (Welcome Terrorist Friends) borders with Canada and Mexico, the fact that Humvees have no armor, the GIs have no armor, etc. etc. etc.

I swear to God, were I running I'd name the names of the GIs killed in naked Humvees at every stop. But how can a guy who needs to oppose the military do that? So GIs will continue to die in naked Humvees.

The Left has Kerry in a box and unless he has the guts to break out of the box he is toast. There is speculation that Nader is moving up on the extreme Left. If this is true then Kerry could turn hard right, and hard right is where Bush is weakest.