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Kerry takes another look at presidency. Says loss in 2004 made him tougher
The Boston Globe ^ | 3/11/06 | Rick Klein

Posted on 03/11/2006 12:06:20 PM PST by LdSentinal

WASHINGTON -- As Senator John F. Kerry prepared to make a return to presidential-style politics with a classic day of New Hampshire campaigning, he said that the 2004 run left him tougher and more eager to fight.

''When you get knocked on your ass and lose a race, you've got to stop and reflect on what you're doing, why you're doing it, what matters, and what's important. And I did," Kerry said in an interview in his Senate office on Thursday. ''There's a very different John Kerry now who is absolutely crystal clear about how I communicate what I need to communicate. . . . People are going to be looking for leadership."

Kerry's efforts to launch another presidential bid have prompted grumbling from some Democrats, who question whether a second Kerry candidacy would be good for the party -- or even realistic. Some party insiders expect that leading fund-raisers and strategists will push Kerry out before the race starts, in favor of a fresh face for a party desperate to retake power.

But in most respects, the Massachusetts Democrat has never stopped running for president. He has maintained an aggressive financial operation that, since the end of the last campaign, has raised nearly $4 million for Democrats in races across the country, and has sent $3 million of his own campaign funds to help other candidates.

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts
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To: SheLion

41 posted on 03/11/2006 12:19:09 PM PST by Angus MacGregor (Wars are fought in the will...)
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To: Texas Eagle
not one mention of Kerry being a Vietnam veteran.

Kerry was in Vietnam? Who would have thought it?

42 posted on 03/11/2006 12:19:12 PM PST by Hardastarboard (HEY - Billy Joe! You ARE an American Idiot!)
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To: LdSentinal

The Democratic primary season is going to be fun to watch. You'll have Kerry, Hillary, Biden, Sharpton, and maybe Algore all on the same stage debating one another. The first debate will be relatively bloodless, with their remarks focused on bashing the Republicans. Once everyone's poll numbers are known, and there's no clear front runner for the nomination, they'll turn on one another. Then the fun will really begin.


43 posted on 03/11/2006 12:19:53 PM PST by GreenHornet
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To: LdSentinal
"Kerry takes another look at presidency"

I understand. Sometimes I like to look Maseratis. It's fun looking at the unobtainable.

44 posted on 03/11/2006 12:19:55 PM PST by Millee (Don't make me get out my voodoo doll out!)
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To: LdSentinal

Now he is a political hero too.


45 posted on 03/11/2006 12:20:08 PM PST by right right
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To: LdSentinal

This is going to be fun, "Keystone Cops, Revisited" Starring Hilitery, Jean Claude Skerry, and Algore.


46 posted on 03/11/2006 12:22:04 PM PST by notpoliticallycorewrecked (God bless our military)
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To: LdSentinal

Too bad it didn't make him smarter.


47 posted on 03/11/2006 12:22:11 PM PST by madison10
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To: Hardastarboard
Kerry was in Vietnam?

That's what I heard. I could be wrong, though. Maybe John himself can shed some light on this.

48 posted on 03/11/2006 12:22:13 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: LdSentinal

"Bring him on".


49 posted on 03/11/2006 12:22:18 PM PST by ex-snook (God of the Universe, God of Creation, God of Love, thank you for life.)
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To: LdSentinal

Hey Kerry-Boy....bring it on you Frenchy Fraud!

The debates with Hitliary and Skerry would be delicious!


50 posted on 03/11/2006 12:23:00 PM PST by GRRRRR (ACLU, Hitliary and DemonRats are the Enemies of AMERICA and FREEDOM)
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To: alice_in_bubbaland
Johns boobs are perkier...

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51 posted on 03/11/2006 12:23:35 PM PST by digger48
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
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52 posted on 03/11/2006 12:24:31 PM PST by digger48
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To: DocRock

Not only does he speak of himself in third person, but he changes from third to first person midsentence!


53 posted on 03/11/2006 12:25:08 PM PST by RedBeaconNY (If you want to know what God thinks of money, look at the people He gave it to.)
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To: SIDENET

He really looks tough!


54 posted on 03/11/2006 12:26:01 PM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: digger48
High beams on for safety...
55 posted on 03/11/2006 12:26:05 PM PST by Angus MacGregor (Wars are fought in the will...)
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To: digger48

Very Classy! Was this pic photo shopped? I don't remember the dress that see thru. :0)


56 posted on 03/11/2006 12:26:10 PM PST by alice_in_bubbaland (New Jersey gets the corrupt government it deserves!)
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To: Angus MacGregor

LMAO!!!


57 posted on 03/11/2006 12:26:42 PM PST by alice_in_bubbaland (New Jersey gets the corrupt government it deserves!)
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To: Angus MacGregor
High beams on for safety...

...at least she's wearing panties.

58 posted on 03/11/2006 12:27:03 PM PST by madison10
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To: LdSentinal

59 posted on 03/11/2006 12:27:45 PM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: alice_in_bubbaland

It's the only one I've ever seen. Different angles. All over Google and Yahoo image searches


60 posted on 03/11/2006 12:28:08 PM PST by digger48
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