Reply #12: I do not understand the faldaral about it myself.

[Pepperbelly]

The best judgements any of us can make will still be little more than grasping at straws in vain attempts to read the tea leaves, not to mix my metaphors or anything. There is no one who has been seriously mentioned with whom I would have a specific problem other than John McCain.

I suspect that Kerry's judgement will be good and he will select someone who could step into the job if need be who will also be an asset during the election. This is certainly no reason for any acrimony whatsoever.