What makes a Leader?

Does the voting record of a candidate make a good leader? How about Vietnam? First of all I want to know why Kerry didn't vote before I make a decision. If he didn't vote, why not? Was he busy with something else? Was he apathetic? Or did he just plain forget? Only he can answer those questions. We on the other hand can only speculate. And what if our speculations are wrong, what then?
I question the swift boat veterans. Who's lying and who is telling the truth? Who was actually there and saw what really happened? Or is this another underhanded tactic cooked up by Karl Rove? Makes me wonder how he got the nickname 'Turdblossom?' Personally I think that this is another tactic to obfuscate the facts. Many of their credentials are questionable at best and many have already been discredited.
Remember there are a lot of lies and half-truths and downright dirty tricks being used during this election. You have to look at both sides of the equation, separate the wheat from the shaf, the lies from the truth, then and only then can you make an informed decision. Also don't let your emotions get the better of you for surely as I write this it will be a wrong one.
Bush and the administration are being manipulated by the likes of Karl Rove and the extremists (Ralph Reed comes to mind as a major player also). I think that Bush is basically a good person who believes what he is doing is right. He just isn't smart enough to realize that he is being manipulated, either that or he is in so deep he has no way out.
Kerry is far more intelligent than Bush and is very well aware of the underhanded machinations of the extremists and Rove. Neither is perfect, but I prefer Kerry to Bush any day.

The truth will set you free.
Do a search of Karl Rove aka Turdblossom. Also Ralph Reed. You may be surprised at what you find.