Really, folks, the choice is simple...

After Kate and I watched a PBS documentary featuring each of the candidates' life stories, I'm more convinced than ever that John Kerry is the only appropriate choice for President in November. He's simply a much more thoughtful and substantial person than George Bush. This election is so clear, that it's really a referendum on the intelligence and responsibility of the American people. Which do you want, a real President, or a football coach?



These days especially, with his Bristling Yokel routine, George Bush reminds me more and more of a football coach cornered by a reporter at halftime during a loss.



"Coach, Michelle Tafoya, CBS Sports. I'm sure that wasn't the kind of first half that you were hoping for--you've dug yourself a 56-point hole. What adjustments are you planning on making in the second half to get back in the game?"



"Well, Michelle, we're just gonna keep doing the same thing. As much as some people might want to, now's not the time to question all the things that have worked for us in the past..."



"Actually, Coach, it hasn't. You've lost the last four games."



"Everybody goes through ups-and-downs. That's what this game is about."



"But Coach, there aren't any ups--"



"We just have to execute better. And when I say execute, I mean 'kill.'"