One Reporter's Opinion   Saturday, November 06, 2004  An
abbreviated response to "An Open Letter to the Democratic Party"
1. You didn't give me clear positions on the issues.  You aren't
paying attention.  I get the idea that what you're asking for
are not clear positions. You're asking for simplistic positions.
2. You didn't convince me that you would defend America against
the threats of terrorism.  Where you get your ideas about this,
I don't know. Kerry made it very clear that he wanted to hunt
down and kill the terrorists. What's unclear about that? Did you
miss the part about Kerry wanting to send 40,000 additional
troops, create 3 new divisions, and to hunt down those
responsible? Did you miss what he said about Afghanistan?
Again, you're simply not paying attention.  3. You insulted my
intelligence by the constant mantra of Kerry's service in
Vietnam.  Your Republican friends insulted my intelligence by
not firing someone over the Abu Ghraib incidents. Your
Republican friends insulted my intelligen