even if you personally don't like john kerry, this is good to think about. go read the rest of the article. (yes, you, mom and dad.)

sacbee.com -- Molly Ivins -- Molly Ivins: Pay attention to the people who work for the president:

The Cork had a theory about how to choose a president. He always said it didn't matter who was running, that it was unnecessary to pay any attention to them. What matters, he said, is the approximately 1,500 people the president brings to Washington with him, his appointments to the positions where people actually run things. The question to consider is which 1,500 people we get.


So here are a few suggestions:
-- At the EPA, you do not want people who think it's a good idea to allow more arsenic in the water. When someone, anyone proposes allowing more arsenic in the water, what you want is people at the EPA who promptly say: 'No. Not a good idea.'