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p> KERRY GOES UNDER br> Re: The Washington Prowler's Emergency Operation : /p>

Once again, The Prowler has done an excellent job of getting the story behind the story with his Sept. 7, 2004 "Emergency Operation" piece on the John F. Kerry campaign apparatus. But it cannot amaze only me that Kerry is mentally challenged enough to hand over core operations and the tactics to the Clinton crowd.

Consider the scenarios: if the Clinton crowd gets Kerry elected he stands a good chance of benefiting from the "incumbent" principle and holding office for eight years, on his own steam. That makes the first shot for Hillary for the White House at 2012, and she would be 65 (born October 26th, 1947). Considering her recent photos I expect by then she could need a bit more than Botox and pancake make-up for the campaign trail.

But the alternative strategy is for the Clinton crowd to keep Kerry like Tantalus, with true political firepower always just out of reach, closing the gap with Bush, but never quite overtaking him. Kerry loses the election, and the Clintons don't get the blame: Kerry does.

The result? Kerry becomes the Dukakis of the 20th century and goes back to his role as Ted Kennedy's sidekick, and Hillary can run for the Democrats in 2008 on the Joan of Arc-zeitgeist of both rescue and restoration, even though the Clintons have been in charge of the party apparatus the whole time.

In 2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton will be 61 and a seasoned U.S. Senator. Daily Stairmaster sessions, long weekends in Palm Beach, and Botox can improve on her photos for that campaign trail.

p>By taking in the whole Clinton apparatus, the Kerry campaign has downloaded a Trojan Horse. Kerry doesn't know it, but it is so brazen it astonishes me he has missed the implications. br> -- James N. Ward br> Breux-Jouy, France

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