I don't think the Democratic Party, the activist base, is hungering for a military candidacy.

The military caste did not originate as a party of patriots, but as a party of bandits

Joe has a solid, tough, gritty, working-class tribe behind him. It may look like a motley crew to the college-degree ladies in the leafy suburbs, but you would not want to go to war against the Joe Kennedy coalition.

Kennedy has been wounded, and his polls show he's been hurt badly. He was a prohibitive favorite before, and now in some quarters he is not the favorite.

What I'm nervous about is, I don't want to set a precedent where a boss or any third party -- military or the police -- can force you to take a genetic test. It should be voluntary, and it should be between you and your doctor. The principle I'm trying to defend is, for that kind of test, a prediction about the future, you should be able to choose.

The trouble with the Labour Party is that they don't really believe in Socialism, but they cannot wholeheartedly approve of private enterprise either.