The Sound of the Crowd

Ought to give Iowa a try

Well-written Kerry endorsement in the Des Moines Register.

Key graph to share with your conservative friends:

“Yes, Kerry is liberal. But what’s to fear from a liberal president? That he would run big deficits? That he would increase federal spending? That he would expand the power of the federal government over individuals’ lives? Nothing Kerry could do could top what President Bush has already done in those realms.”


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