re: Selective trust
There are a lot of ways to compare Bush and Kerry.
There is one important one: Whatever else you say about Bush's foreign policy, it damn sure isn't being driven by the polls. What Bush says, whether he's right or wrong, he believes. Some people might say that's not good, and it's an arguable point.
Kerry, on the other hand, is doing his damnedest to get people to forget about years of his Senate career in favor of the new "hawkish" Kerry. Anybody think this is genuine? When things hit the fan in the next four years--and they will, somewhere--is Kerry going to be sticking his finger in the air or doing the right thing? They don't always match.