http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/clips/news_2004_0208c.htmlJohn Kerry best choice in Democratic primary
February 08, 2004
Tennessean
These are challenging times, both abroad and at home. The next president will have to grapple with terrorism, international discord, a growing health-care crisis, a sagging economy, a threatened environment, long-term joblessness and a deficit that is reaching a staggering level.
The nation will only be able to address those issues if it first addresses the internal divisiveness that has so blurred our common goals.
The Democratic presidential candidate who is best prepared to face those challenges is Sen. John Kerry. The Tennessean endorses Kerry in Tuesday's Democratic primary in Tennessee.
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Yet the issue in the campaign should not be who is the most appealing candidate, or the most energetic, or the most organized, or even the nicest. While the issue for some Democrats might be who is the best candidate to challenge President George Bush, the choice ultimately should come down to who is the candidate best prepared to assume the awesome duties of the White House. In that context, the best candidate is Kerry.
He comes to the campaign with a proven commitment on issues that matter and a long record of public service, as a soldier, as a state official and as a senator.
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As an aside, Isn't the publisher of the Tennesseean one of Gore's best friends?