I *heart* John Kerry

I have to admit that even I have been beat down by the Bush campaign. I had a nagging listlessness and resignation to another four years of leadership by that f-wit, but after the debates last night, I have a completely re-newed optimism and hope that Kerry can indeed win.

Bush fared better than I had hoped but still not as clear and crisp as Kerry, who was near the best I have ever seen him.

As much as I loathe the polls, I am eager to see how this affects Kerry's standings.

Story from the front

Why don't we hear more of these type of reports. Sobering and had lots of information I didn't ever know.
Farnaz Fassihi's Thoughts on Iraq

Iraqis say that thanks to America they got freedom in exchange for insecurity," Fassihi wrote (among much else) in the letter. "Guess what? They say they'd take security over freedom any day, even if it means having a dictator ruler." And: "Despite President Bush's rosy assessments, Iraq remains a disaster. If under Saddam it was a 'potential' threat, under the Americans it has been transformed to 'imminent and active threat,' a foreign policy failure bound to haunt the United States for decades to come.