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As we get closer to the election, I feel less confident in Kerry. I believe that Biush has done a relatively poor, if not as bad as many say, job of follow up in Iraq and Afganistan but Kerry's entiure record is that of a dove and these are not dove times. Will Kerry prosecute the war in Iraq? Does he believe in American exceptionalism? Does he saee freedom as a basic right that we should be helping achieve. My guess is that the answer to all of these questions is no.

Bush believs in these things but lacks the qualities in a leader needed to carry them out. Is he capable of recognizing and correcting errors along the way? Will he stand on principle over loyalty even if its not to his advantage? Is he deft enough to match his actions with words that appeal to those who are inclined against him? Does he even mean to reach out to them? My guess on these is no as well. Where is Joe Biden when we need him?