This message was originally meant as a comment response to someone's comment. But I think it is of such great importance that we all need to remember it.

This is in response to those who would not vote against Bush if Kerry does not get the nomination. Note, I do not mean to imply they would vote for Bush. But some of them won't vote against him either, which is half as bad as a vote for him.

I hope you change your mind about not voting against Bush if Kerry does not get the nomination. One of several reasons why so many of us like Kerry is because we believe he stands the best chance to win against Bush. That's not all Kerry is about, of course, but he knows what real war action is about and we can trust him much more than Bush with governing foreign policy and military strategy.

But there are many other issues at stake as well, particularly domestic issues, that Bush is handling just as badly as the war in Iraq. Bush disregards all major groups of people in this country, including students, teachers, environmentalists, Veterans, the elderly, the homeless, the poor, and those without health insurance. Kerry has a plan for dealing with every one of these issues, and I trust Kerry to deal with each of them in a way that is best for the people, not the corporate elite.

But the other Democratic candidates would deal with these issues far better than Bush also. Not as well as Kerry, but certainly better than Bush. We need to vote for whoever the Democratic Party nominates, no matter who it is! We have a saying here in the South, that even a yellow dog would be better than a Republican. That may not be true of all Republicans, but it certainly applies to Bush!

Now you know why I try not to badmouth Dean or the other candidates. I may have to vote for one of them in order to try to get rid of Bush.

Please, anyone who is so in love with Kerry's message that you would not vote for anyone else, please reconsider.

We really badly need to get rid of Bush.

Please remember: the Kerry campaign is NOT about beating Dean or Kucinich or whoever. That's why Kerry doesn't badmouth them either. This is a positive campaign, and it needs to stay that way.

Also take note: Even if Kerry does not win, he will STILL have been a positive force for having put the spotlight on Bush's selfish and greedy policies that have destroyed the hopes and dreams of millions of jobless and no longer insured people, and thousands of soldiers who lost their lives in a dishonest war.

And I can see Kerry helping the candidate we nominate continue with that spotlight against Bush's policies, just as Gore, who most of us believe will not run, is doing for the party!

Kerry is not about beating anyone. Kerry is about STOPPING the beating of the American People and putting the PEOPLE in charge of our government again!