Thoughts on the candidate...

This past Monday, I attended a lunch in Boston with over thirteen hundred women and maybe a few hundred men. (It had been billed as a womens lunch with John Kerry and his wife Theresa.) For the first time, I found Kerry newly energized as he spoke about his vision for America: health care for all, bringing manufacturing back to the US, cleaning up our environment, creating jobs, making certain that headstart and after school programs continue, and vowing that we will once again be respected internationally and never send young people to war unless there is absolutely no other choice. That day, his wife spoke eloquently about marching against apartheid in the 50's in South Africa and about what it means to be an American and have the right to vote. These are smart people who look you in the eye and speak from the heart. With John and Elizabeth Edwards, we now have a foursome capable of lifting our national spirit and image of ourselves. Every vote counts. I hope we all will be present and involved during this election season. The stakes are higher than ever.