Kerry Touring Into Boston

This Friday, John Kerry will start a tour of six states, ending in Boston on the third day of the Democratic National Convention. The candidate will start in Colorado.

Kerry then will hit several swing states, starting with a Saturday rally in Sioux City, Iowa, to talk about "America's can-do spirit" in a place where Lewis and Clark stopped on their journey west. In Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday, Kerry will focus on the economy and his plan to create new jobs.

On Monday, as the convention gets under way in Boston, Kerry will be in Cape Canaveral, Fla., to talk about affordable health care. Highlighting his military service, Kerry will be joined Tuesday by former Swift boat Capt. Skip Barker in Norfolk, Va., where there is a large Navy base.

He will make a final stop in Philadelphia next Wednesday before entering Boston.

Interestingly, according to the Boston Herald, at least one member of the Kerry campaign staff may need a refresher course in American history. To wit:

"We think Boston is a fitting place for the freedom trail of this campaign to end," said Kerry campaign chairwoman Jeanne Shaheen. "It's the birthplace of the country and John Kerry's hometown."

Boston may be Kerry's home town but I'm fairly confident that Independence Hall is in Philadelphia.