Crunch Time for our man Kerry

....and the whirlwind is in the thorn-tree, says J. Cash. And I heard a voice in the midst of the 4 beasts and I looked and behold, a pale horse, and his name that set on him was death, and hell followed with him... I wish I had seen Stewart throttle Begala and Carlson on CNN for myself tonight. But if there is any doubt that he is not one of the great, insightful personalities of the 2004 election, kick me hard. I really want to address the "Sullivan-Cooper" analysis of this Presidency, but find myself unable to do so tonight, for the simple reason that - one, I completely agree with most of the criticism, and.. - two, your ideas have been sadly high-jacked by the exact partisanship that JS nails CNN for - and also "my fucking-stupid-get-up-tomorrow-at-8-matriculation-uniform-that-costs-50-ridiculous-pounds" shit is a hindrance. I am not so naive as to see your move away from Bush as a left-wing victory, my friend. Know that. And in many ways, the election has been a coming of principles for me as well. I am quite quite knowledgeable about the record of our man Dean, by the way, and there are songs like "Desperado" that put your position in stark terms that I absolutely agree with... I did meet the Doctor, twice, after all. And do still think that if he was ready to be President, he would have made a formidable candidate that we could have both worked for in Ohio much more solidly than the Senator. But it is key that as terrible as Kerry is, he holds up well under pressure at the end. The desperation about the Mary Cheney shit is proof enough. Who the hell is this idiot Hugh Hewitt, by the way? sail on silver girl, sail on by.... you better let somebody love you... before it's too late... see you in Reno, me boy. I have much to say about the coming to terms of non-Bush republicans, it has been an election campaign that has thrown me for a loop as well buddy, no doubt. And when Kos talks passionately about Salazar and Carson and Knowles, don't think I am not as sold as any despite the conservative nature of their politics! And I do realize your agony, in many senses, more than the partisan blogs would be ready to admit. It is that much more difficult for me to be in England and not Ohio, in the sense that this damn election is so fundamentally about issues that are about TRUTH v. IDIOCY and HOPE v. FEAR - I really don't know what to say anymore sometimes. If Rove can parlay this Mary Chaney shit into a victory, well let's throw Republican bullshit out the window, I say. They are making a mockery of us, and it is about time that we make a strong stand against it. I will be watching Reno closely for the next fortnight. Let them know, my friend.... a Kerry victory on 11/02, and then a total re-evaluation. I have to pre-graduate in 3 hours with a six pound white bow tie. But as I say, who cares? the world waits for November. Don't lose too much in Poker until we know the damn end result. And of course, when Kerry is the man, we will both have our positions against him! Who will we work for in NH - I can see you with Rudy, perhaps my opposition candidate is as yet more discrete. Safe drive. We will speak again soon.