Kerry on Tavis Smiley last night-

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http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200511/20051116_transcript.html

...Kerry: He was speaking of me. But as usual, he took it out of context. And not only did he take it out of context, but the President, in effect, on Veterans Day, which is a sacred day for veterans, and a day to not have attack politics. The President broke that, did attack politics, and actually distorted the position. The fact is that what I said in that same speech that he didn't quote, was that the President really ought to take the time to build an international coalition, that he shouldn't go unilaterally.

That if he rushed without the proper planning, Iraq would become a haven for terrorists. The region would in fact become more volatile and we would be less secure. The President didn't quote that. The President also didn't quote that I said very clearly that I was not voting to give the President an unlimited license, that he was to adhere to what he promised to do, which was to exhaust the remedies of the inspections, build a legitimate coalition, build a true multilateral effort. And the President in the end pushed away our allies, rushed to war, did not have a plan, and today we're paying the price for it.

Tavis: I want to talk in a moment about what you think ought to be done in Iraq. Before I do that, I've been itching to ask you this question. I ask it with respect. It is in politics, but I warn you in advance. But I wonder whether or not on any given day, or every day, for that matter, you wake up, do you ever think when you look at the trouble, the drama, the mess the President has us in. You look at his numbers being in the toilet. Do you ever think the American people got what they deserve by not voting for John Kerry?

Kerry: No, I never think about it that way. That would be a very negative way to think about it. What I do think about, and just an honest admission, is obviously, I think about what it could have been and what we could have done and how different it would have been. How different I think our approach to Iraq, as I laid out. I've laid out four or five times now the different steps we should have taken with respect to Iraq....

[Vincardog]

1. Why the hell didn't John mention the GAO report that the 2004 election was

STOLEN?

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2. Good Job, Kerry!

So, it's too soon to tell if he's going to run or not.