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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: SilentZ who wrote (199183)8/31/2004 5:40:01 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (4) of 1574275
 
Why isn't he running on his Senate record? Two reasons.

-A Senate record can't be compressed into soundbites the way a Presidential record can

Z, that's silly. There have been major votes, like Kerry's vote against the Gulf War, that crystalize his position, and just as "sound-bitable" as anything Bush has done. Yes, there are unimportant votes, but these can be safely ignored.

-He's not getting the chance -- he had to run on his war record because it gives him a leg up on Bush in the strength department when he's being attacked by the Republicans for being weak (and "looking French") at a time where the people are convinced (I'd argue wrongly) that they're in grave danger

This is the most uninformed thing I've ever seen you post here -- and I don't say it lightly. You and Fowler are both speaking idiotically on this. To suggest that people ARE NOT in grave danger (even though Bush has greatly reduced that danger) is simply ignorant. A nuclear device detonated in Times Square isn't beyond the realm of possibility. Even if it is 1/10000th of 1 percent over any given unit of time (a year), the expected loss is staggering.

I think Kerry really will do well amongst the under-30 crowd, just like McGovern did (only better). You just haven't seen enough to really comprehend this stuff. Why doesn't Fowler get it? That, I can't say.
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