(2003-09-02) -- Starting off on the road to the Democrat presidential nomination, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry today formally declared his "seething hatred" for President George Bush.

Under Democrat party rules, any politician who professes "white hot animosity" toward Mr. Bush may seek the party's presidential nomination.

"I am possessed of a raging, fiery animus toward George Bush," said Sen. Kerry. "My rancor burns bright in the kiln of my soul. More than any other Democrat candidate, I loathe Mr. Bush with a desperate, dark and malodorous loathing."

The announcement was Sen. Kerry's second major policy address this week.