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To: LindyBill who wrote (55912)	7/24/2004 8:15:41 AM
From: Andrew N. Cothran	Read Replies (1) of 793885

DEMS LOSE BASH-BUSH OPPORTUNITY By DEBORAH ORIN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 23, 2004 -- THE 9/11 commission said everyone shares the blame for failing to think the un thinkable about how terrorists could hit America — instead of pointing a finger at President Bush as many Democrats hoped. As a result, the political fallout could be limited and John Kerry may not get the pre-convention boost many analysts had anticipated. "There's so much blame to go around and it's so widely distributed by the commission that I don't see it having very long-term political or campaign consequences," said Brookings Institution presidential scholar Stephen Hess. Bush yesterday appeared with the commission's heads and warmly thanked them, which makes it harder for critics to use the report against him. So does the fact that commission chief Tom Kean publicly thanked Bush for "unprecedented access to documents and cooperation." But the report adds fuel to the campaign in a way that could help Kerry because he has endorsed its call for a national intelligence czar while Bush is noncommittal. The commission's members vow to campaign across the country pushing for action and Jamie Gorelick — one of the most partisan Democratic members — yesterday said: "Everyone who is running for office can be asked, Do you support these recommendations?" But many of Kerry's allies sounded disappointed the report lacked a blame-Bush tone. "What the report does make clear is that the Bush administration did not give al Qaeda the high priority that it should have had," Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) contended — although in fact the report didn't directly blame either Bush or former President Clinton. Some Republicans said the report's bipartisan tone doesn't change the fact that Democrats used the commission to hurt Bush, because Democratic members like Richard BenVeniste and Gorelick were able to turn several hearings into Bush-bashing sessions. "He took a lot of unfair hits at those hearings and the report shows they were unfair, but the damage was done," said Rep. Pete King (R-L.I.). New York Post

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