After weeks of the Kerry campaign's attacks going unanswered, President Bush finally took off the gloves last night and let him have it. Welcome to Campaign 2004. It's about time.
Speaking at the Republican Governor's Association reception in Washington yesterday, Bush responded to weeks of attacks from John Kerry. "The other party's nomination battle is still playing out. The candidates are an interesting group, with diverse opinions. For tax cuts, and against them. For NAFTA, and against NAFTA. For the Patriot Act, and against the Patriot Act. In favor of liberating Iraq, and opposed to it. And that's just one Senator from Massachusetts," said the president to loud applause. It's long past time somebody exposed John Kerry's ever-changing positions. Where he stands depends on the audience. What a fraud.
Here's an idea! How about John Kerry debating himself?
The president also took issue with the Democrats when it comes to national security, which is, by far, the most important issue this election year. He defended his decision to invade Iraq by saying "no friend or enemy today doubts the word of the United States. Our opponents say they approve of bold action in the world, but only if no other government disagrees. They now agree that the world is better off with Saddam out of power. They just didn't support removing Saddam from power." And then, in what could have easily been the line of the night: "Maybe they were hoping he'd lose the next Iraqi election ," and the crowd just roared. Of course, before the invasion , Saddam won re-election with 99.9% of the vote. We haven't dug up the 0.1% that voted for somebody else yet.
This is why this election is so important...the choice is clear. You can keep a president who believes that Islamic terrorism must by exterminated by any means necessary and will go to any length to protect the safety and security of the United States, or, you can vote for John Kerry, who believes terrorism is a law enforcement problem.
The stakes have never been higher.
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