Meeting John Kerry

I had a chance to meet John Kerry Saturday evening. He was flying into my fair city, Columbus, Ohio, for some campaign events, and his campaign wanted to get out some veterans to meet him. I got the call and went willingly.

What I noticed about Mr. Kerry was that he is very tan and fit. He's also very personable one on one. He landed and was in transit to a function downtown, but he took the time to shake the hands of each veteran and talk with us. We had a couple of WWII vets, a couple of Korea vets, half a dozen of us Vietnam Vets and a couple of others, and he spent time with each of us in some way. He didn't seem rushed, even though he was a bit late landing and getting to his next thing.

Does that mean he would make a good President? Good question. How do I decide who would make the best President? Especially given that I think the incumbent hasn't been that good on balance. I made my choice after the Iraq war didn't turn out as advertised, either in terms of the liberation we were led to believe the Iraqis would feel or in terms of finding WMD. At that point, I became ABB (Anybody But Bush). Senator Kerry is most likely to be the only person who can unseat Bush, so he gets my vote.

And that is my brush with greatness.