It's pathetic that the only candidate the right has is braindead. Meanwhile, Kerry slams doofy.
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Democratic candidate John Kerry accused President Bush of encouraging terrorist recruitment with policies that have made the world angry at the United States, a criticism that Mr. Bush dismissed as a "ridiculous notion."
On the day that Mr. Bush announced he would create a national intelligence czar and counterterrorism center to help prevent another terrorist attack, Kerry said the self-described "war president" was not acting fast enough to protect Americans.
Kerry said Mr. Bush should immediately call a special session of Congress to implement the recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission, and he said he would interrupt his campaigning to be there for debate and voting "when necessary."
Re-adjusting his plans in the battleground state of Michigan, shifting his message from jobs to terror, Kerry said Congress should interrupt its recess to implement the 9/11 Commission's recommendations, CBS Correspondent Jim Axelrod reports.
Said Kerry, "September 11, 2002, came and went. September 11, 2003, came and went. September 11, 2004, is almost here, and only finally are we doing some of the things some of us have been calling for all that period of time."
He added, "If we're at war and it's so urgent, we shouldn't be waiting. We ought to get Congress back and get the job done right now and make America safer."
Kerry has embraced all the recommendations to improve homeland security suggested by the Sept. 11 commission, including a cabinet-level intelligence director that would oversee and coordinate all intelligence functions. Mr. Bush said he wants the intelligence chief to be outside White House authority.
"I will hire the person and I can fire the person," Mr. Bush told reporters in the Rose Garden. "I don't think that the office should be in the White House, however, I think it should be a stand-alone group to better coordinate." |
