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ow difficult it is to separate desire from expectation, or hope from prospect. In this presidential election my hope is that Mr.Bush is defeated and that Mr.Kerry has the moving vans booked to take over the White House. Every poll shows the race to be exceptionally close, or as they say "within the margin of error," but if you look closely, they nearly all have the incumbent slightly ahead of the challenger. Despite that, I see momentum

with the Senator and the President becoming more and more shrill, highlighting the Republican concern that they could be defeated.
We need change. The prospect of four more years of warfare and job losses, of a nation becoming increasingly isolated from the rest of the world, concerns many millions of us. Am I satisfied that the man from Massachusetts has the answers to what ails us when he says "I have a plan"? No, because he has not sufficiently outlined what his plans for ending the war in Iraq will be, but the thought of a continued foreign policy of "preemptive strikes" conjures up further wars, if the Texan has another term in office and no worries about further elections. Will it be Syria, Iran, North Korea or any number of other potential targets? We know that it will continue to be Iraq, with no prospects for peace or an end to the insurgency which need not have happened.
They are using the old lines again against Sen. John Edwards; that he lacks experience and his being an attorney. They've forgotten Dan Quayle who Bush Senior claimed was the most ideal man for the job. In the House and Senate most of the members are lawyers.
Prediction, (and my crystal ball is as foggy as anyone's), if W is re-elected, it won't be long before Justice Thomas becomes the Chief Justice. But then, remember, it was the 41st president who appointed him and claimed, at the time, that he was the man most suited to the position!
Tuesday morning I'll be in line, with my wife in her wheelchair, waiting to vote. Like most Californians we'll be casting our vote for Kerry/Edwards.
More later...

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