Dan S,

I've got to say that you certainly are correct in stating that the editor of the Lowell Sun strongly disapproves of Kerry.

I just took a look at the current editorial page ...

Panic attacks

U.S. Sen. John Kerry's Democratic campaign for the White House is growing desperate. With 14 days to go until the Nov. 2 election, Team Kerry is pulling out all the cheap tricks in an attempt to prop up sagging poll numbers in key battleground states.
Led by his campaign bag men John Sasso, Paul Begala, and James Carville, the Kerry-Edwards ticket is bleeding honesty and integrity right down to the last drop, from Tallahassee to Toledo.

The sleazy operatives are on a roll, infusing the media with daily falsehoods and innuendoes to scare voters from President George Bush and into Kerry's cozy camp.

First came the "October Surprise" when Kerry falsely planted the notion that President Bush was planning to revive the military draft if he were re-elected.

Then came the "January Surprise" when Kerry used an old magazine quote to falsely assert that President Bush was planning to privatize Social Security after the first of the year.

In between, however, came the Kerry-Edwards ticket's most egregious and demeaning scheme. They dragged the name of Mary Cheney and her sexual orientation into two national televised debates to gain cheap political capital.

Mary Cheney is the daughter of Vice President Richard Cheney and his wife Lynne.

Edwards, like a slick Southern salesman, first invaded Mary Cheney's privacy in a debate with the vice president. It came in Edwards' convoluted response to his stance on gay marriage. Edwards' shocker caused a squeamish moment for most American viewers who believe the private lives of family members of U.S. politicians are off limits.

Despite the public's nauseous response, Kerry the coffee klatch debater tried his hand at making sport of Mary Cheney in response to a question on gay marriage.

Kerry's contrived remarks were insensitive and indecent. And Kerry should apologize to Mary Cheney for appropriating her name in order to win a few undecided voters among Bible Belt evangelicals.

The tawdry tactics strike right at the heart of Kerry's flawed character. This is a man who will do anything to win, without the least bit of conscience, even if it means embarrassing the daughter of a political rival.

No one could expect President Bush to answer a question on family values by saying Kerry is divorced or doesn't attend church regularly. Nor could Bush answer a question on abortion by bringing up Kerry's daughters.

As we've been saying all along, there is a clear leadership difference between Kerry and President Bush. And it begins and ends with Bush's core conviction to do what is morally right.

Kerry is panicking in the final stages of a tight race and selling his soul in the process.