Reply #8: I never did hold the vote on the resolution against anyone [View All]

[union_maid]

The reasons I'm not supporting Kerry (but would be quite happy to vote for him in the general election) haven't got anything to do with that vote. I think his politics are just fine. I just think he won't do well enough in the general election and that's my whole, entire, total reason for choosing someone else to support at this juncture. I was more disturbed by Edwards' and Gephardt's enthusiasm for the war itself. Kerry seemed much more vocal, much earlier in objecting to the way in which it was being promoted, sold and carried out, but even so I think all these candidates are good men who would do nothing but improve things for our nation and the world. My whole and entire reason for their not being my first choice is because I don't believe they'd fare all that well in the general election. If any of them should become the nominee I'll be voting for them happily and without reservation. And no, I don't think that Clark's statememt was a flip-flop. I think it was ungraceful and a tiny misstep in a big campaign, but I understood what he meant. If you're a total pacifist, then any of these candidates will be unacceptable to you. I'd like to be a pacifist but I just don't find that realistic in the world we live in. Even if you blame this country 100% for our international problems, it doesn't mean that it's a simple matter to fix it all up and in this world, where there are plenty of WMD, just not in Iraq, and 9/11 really did happen, national security will be an issue in this election. I believe that Clark and most of the candidates would make national security a priority rather than an excuse to persue an agressive agenda. I just believe that Clark would probably be better at convincing the general public of his ability to do so. I've listened to his views on what our country and the world should be and find them not only consistant with the principles of the Democratic party, but also insightful as to where we've gone wrong.