Yeah, that boat's gotta be a good ten... twelve feet long!

I understand having fun with this stuff on a righty site (much as another mountain-bike tumble would get play on the other side), but this whole "elite" thing is pretty tired. I'll be disappointed to see a mainstream play of this crap considering that all four major candidates a millionaires many times over.

All that said, Kerry does himself no favors and ought to just stay off yachts and ski slopes for the duration of the campaign.

It's not just the boat, it's the outfit, the expression . . . I mean, the guy makes GHWB look like reg'ler folks by comparison.

If Kerry had a different persona on the stump, that wouldn't matter, of course. But if I were a Dem I'd be tearing my hair out at pictures like this.

Almost everywhere Kerry goes he seems to be getting photographed with all these different toys and hobbies. windsurfing, kitesurfing, $6000 road bikes with pretty matching outfits, boating on Nantucket, skiing, snow-boarding, playing catch on a tarmac with a baseball or football in front of his private jet, and etc. does he really think this appeals to the common man? He looks more like a panderer and an arrogant rich snob who is trying to show off what a man's man he is.

A few weeks back both candidates visited high school football practices- on the same day.

In the Bush photo-op, the President was playing catch with a kid who was clearly the team's QB, with the rest of the guys in a big circle around them, clearly in awe of the man.

In the Kerry photo-op, the Senator was playing catch with a kid who was clearly one of the team's linemen, with the rest of the team continuing practice behind them, as if it wasn’t important enough to interrupt pre-season practice for even a minute.

It's a small thing, but just like this boat photo, it makes you wonder: "where the hell are Kerry's handlers?"

As long as everyone's focused on what's really important...

Thurston and Lovey wave good-bye to their chances of moving into the White House, and prepare to cast themselves into the briny deeps...

Mr. Furious-

When you're trying to win elections public perception is what's important. I would love it if everybody cast their vote after researching the positions of the various candidates, but unfortunately about half the nation hasn’t gotten that memo.

If elected Kerry will be the richest man ever to serve as President - by a huge margin.