“Don’t apologize for your response to the Monday night program of speakers at the DNC. You got the big story, while most others did not. Kerry has adopted the tone and content of the pro-war liberals, and has gotten to the center first. It’s the real news of the convention, and was neither altogether predictable, nor inevitable. And he is able to impose that discipline on the Democratic party. The Republicans deride the seriousness of Kerry’s choice, preferring to call it a “makeover.” The Democrats prefer not to think about it very seriously since many don’t actually agree with the choice. Only someone like yourself, who is ideologically independent, actually saw with clarity what happened. Your companions on the right make fun of you for being naive. Tell them to shove it.” More feedback on the Letters Page.
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