National election stuff

Read this, then allow me to ask one question:

WASHINGTON (CNN) — John Kerry, the Democratic Party's 2004 nominee for president, took aim at Bill Clinton Friday, telling the National Journal the former president does "not have a license to abuse the truth."

The Massachusetts senator, who endorsed Barack Obama's White House bid earlier this month, said Clinton's criticisms of the Illinois senator have been "over the top," and suggested the former president is getting "frantic."

Targeting Clinton's recent spate of attacks on Obama, Kerry said, "I think you had an abuse of the truth, is what happened. …I mean, being an ex-president does not give you license to abuse the truth, and I think that over the last days it's been over the top. ..."

Did Kerry just call Clinton a liar?

I was sad to see Dennis Kucinich pull out of the race. We all knew it was coming, but it still saddened me. I don't agree with a lot of what Kucinich says, but I give the guy credit for being who he is.

People say they don't want their politicians flipflopping, but look who are getting ahead: Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney and John McCain, all of whom are known for major changes of mind.

I don't like Hillary. It's not because of her positions on issues, although some of them do concern me. It's not because of her pandering. It's a matter of trust. I can't run down a list of 100 things that are important to me and determine which candidate matches my preferences. There are so many things that will happen, such a list would be useless.

It comes down to who I trust to make the big decisions. Who do I want standing up to the bad guys in other nations and in our own? It's not Hillary. Likewise, I have a hard time going with McCain for the same reason. Yes, he was a war hero, but that's only part of what you want to see in the president of the United States.

Unless things change, I guess I'm stuck, eh, unless it's Romney-Obama.

Oh, another reason I don't like Hillary. I want nothing to do with what's being called the Clinton Restoration. Bill has gone off the deep edge. He's descended into the mud pit where former presidents don't belong. Sooner or later, he will get angry at the wrong person, and he will be taken down a notch or two. He will think he's dealing with a local yokel reporter, but that person will put him in the place he deserves to be. May that day come soon.

Also, I don't want another Bush or Clinton in the White House in my lifetime. And I want to live a good, long time.