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John Kerry's Record People are asking what kind of President John Kerry would be [Feb. 9]. One of the best. As a thoughtful Democrat, he would bring jobs, health care and compassion into his Administration, not the hypocrisy we now have. And never underestimate the power of a woman. Teresa Heinz Kerry's understanding of many world problems, through her background and her fluency in five languages, would add a dimension to a Kerry Administration that is sadly lacking in George W. Bush's military-industrial complex. Trish Hooper Portola Valley...
...Advice Not Required As a lifelong democrat, I certainly don't need Andrew Sullivan's advice on my party's presidential candidates [Feb. 9]. Sullivan is not a Democrat and certainly not a liberal. He is being completely disingenuous when he claims he's "not cynically trying to engineer a Bush landslide." That's exactly what Sullivan would like to do, if only he had the influence. Fortunately, Democrats are well aware of Sullivan's neoconservative leanings and will discount his views. Chris Bowling Slater...
Before they elected him by a narrow margin over his Green Party opponent last December, San Franciscans thought they had Newsom figured out. He was a Clintonian New Democrat, the party establishment's choice to replace outgoing Mayor Willie Brown. The issue Newsom was best known for was a favorite with conservatives: he wanted to slash welfare payments to the homeless in return for more city housing. During a contentious campaign, Newsom voiced enthusiasm for same-sex marriage--but that is hardly an unusual platform in America's capital of gay culture. "Every San Francisco politician supports it, and then...
...looking pretty simple," he says, adding, "I'm not the banger of the war drum people think." Even though his new album title is a horrible pun on "shock and awe" and he included yet another anti-Taliban song, Keith describes himself politically as "an extremely conservative Democrat," and has expressed ambivalence about the motivations for the war in Iraq. Still, he doesn't mind his more-hawkish-than-Rummy image. "Most people think I'm a redneck patriot. I'm O.K. with that...
What kind of president would Kerry be? One of the best. As a thoughtful Democrat, he would bring jobs, health care and compassion into his Administration. And never underestimate the power of a woman. Teresa Heinz Kerry's understanding of many world problems, through her background and her fluency in five languages, would add a dimension to Kerry's presidency that is sadly lacking in Bush's military-industrial complex. TRISH HOOPER Portola Valley, Calif...