One of my friends, a Kucinich supporter, was hurt by my statement that Kucinich has an excellent platform but is completely unelectable. Now that Kerry has the highest Electability Quotient I've been hoisted on my own petard. And yet, as much as I dislike Kerry and the dirty campaign tactics he used against Dean, I think I understand. Ideally, we'd vote for the person who best represents our values. But this ain't no ideal situation. We cannot abide another four years of this president. We can't have any more wars of choice, any more deepening of the deficit, any more erosion of our civil liberties, any more children left behind, any more disparity between the rich and the poor, or any more people losing their health insurance. We can't. With so much at stake we have to shelve our idealism. For now. I can only hope that we'll be allowed to dust it off and use it again soon.

So, Kerry voters, I understand. But would you just take another look at Howard Dean? Please?