fingers crossed

so if you're not living in a cave (or are a tech student), you've probably heard that john kerry named john edwards as his running mate yesterday. excellent move mr. kerry. politcally, he'll help pull in some of the southern votes, he's young and charismatic (which, let's face it, kerry really isn't), and well, he seems like a pretty nice guy. obviously i don't know him, but the few times i've seen him speak, i liked what he had to say. some experts are saying his lack of political experience is a hindrance, but really, i sort of prefer it. i mean, who really likes politicians. and anyway, he's a lawyer, so he, you know, knows the law. sort of important for one of the nation's leaders.

i'm just really hoping the democrats can run a good campaign and get mr. bush out of office. i don't hate the guy or anything, i just don't like the direction he's taking our country in and what he's done for our foreign relationships. and he is, quite possibly, the worst public speaker i have ever heard. that in and of itself isn't enough to warrant him not being re-elected, but i do think the leader of our country should be a bit more articulate and shouldn't reinforce the "dumb american" stereotype overseas. john kerry isn't exactly enthralling, but he can sure as hell string a sentence together.

anyway, i should stop ranting and actually do some work. but here is a link that i think makes some excellent arguements in mr. kerry's favor. in the meantime, i'll have my fingers crossed that the democrats win in november.

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