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In This Race, There's No Starting Gun
(By Dennis Brack -- Bloomberg News)
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"Sometimes when things look absolutely the worst, that's the time to buy," Demmer said.
Roberts said he is an "optimist" by nature, adding: "Things are never as bad as they seem."
And Greenberg said he relishes the chance to look "forward not backward" and "be a part of another 1994."
· On the war in Iraq, only Cappiello said he didn't agree with President Bush's approach. "The war was handled poorly from the beginning," Cappiello said.
Others were far less willing to acknowledge mistakes. Flagg, who lost both of his parents on Sept. 11, 2001, said he had visited Iraq and "what I saw is totally different from what the media is reporting."
Roberts and Rooney, both military veterans, echoed that sentiment -- albeit in slightly less incendiary terms.
"We have a chain of command," Roberts said. "I believe we need to let our military leaders make the decisions."
Rooney, an Army vet, said simply: "I put my faith in General Petraeus."
· What does being a Republican mean? For Demmer, who has served in the Minnesota state House since 2002, that can be summed up in less than a sentence: "Government that is a framework and not an end-all."
Cappiello, perhaps the most moderate candidate in the group, said the Republican brand stands for "looking to make the future a better place." He added that he chooses to emphasize fiscal rather than social issues.
A few weeks ago, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) was promoting his best-selling environmental tome at a Denver bookstore when a supporter asked why he's not running for president.
Kerry responded that he decided the timing wasn't right. Then he added, "Could that change? It might. It may change over years. It may change over months. I can't tell you, but I've said very clearly I don't consider myself out of it forever."
Thus began a Kerry '08 speculation boomlet that his aides have scrambled to tamp down. "He has closed the door," said spokesman Vincent Morris. "His answer is: running for Senate reelection, not running for president."
And Senate reelection is no foregone conclusion, Kerry advisers hasten to warn. Kerry has already drawn one Republican opponent: Jeff Beatty, a former Army Delta Force soldier, CIA hand and FBI special agent. Several state senators are reportedly considering the race as well. To fend them off, Kerry aims to raise at least $17 million, with a Boston fundraiser expected to ring up $250,000.
