Reply #159: He seems to have been incredibly engaged in the Senate and in part building since 2004 to me [View All]

[karynnj]

I've seen him in Boston at Faneuil Hall - after his speech he was mobbed by people outside - many just there to eat at Quincy Market nearby. Given Edwards' obvious inability to see that he has LESS experience than Obama shows he is out of touch. HRC's comments show that she has no idea what is happening in her own campaign.

In contrast, Kerry's realization that he was not the right person to run this year shows that he is very much in touch with reality and wants what id good for the country and world. I think he will only get better in his contributions to the country. I disagree that he is misguided in endorsing Obama. I think he and Kennedy are correct that it will take a break with the past and a different more sensitive foreign policy to restore our place in the world.

As to it being based on personal feelings - remember Kerry forgave Nixon after all he did and he endorsed Jim Webb in the primariesalthough he refused to shake his hand for 30 years over Vietnam and who wrote an op-ed in 2004 that questioned Kerry's patriotism. Any reservation Kerry had on HRC likely had to do with how they ran the country for 8 years. As to Edwards, it was Edwards who ended their communication and given Kerry's comments on wanting someone who could unite the country - a theme he was using in 2006 himself. Edwards was arguing that you can't negotiate. Given Kerry's own beliefs, Obama was the one that could fit that role. You can, of course, dispute his ideas - he can be wrong - but they do agree with his action.