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To: elpolvo who wrote (24639)	8/8/2003 10:34:08 AM
From: Mannie	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 89467

Friday, August 8, 2003 Citizen Gore: Bush is dishonest SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD Former Vice President Al Gore said yesterday the Bush administration routinely shows "disrespect" for the "honest and open debate" that results in the truth. Citizen Gore was not speaking as a candidate, but as an American "who loves my country." Gore's words ring true both on the war front and the domestic front. We share his concern about the direction of our nation and the risk to our basic values. Whether it's the pitch for war or tax cuts, we see an administration stretching the truth. Two examples from Gore's speech: "The U.S. pulled significant intelligence resources out of Pakistan and Afghanistan in order to get ready for the rushed invasion of Iraq and that disrupted the search for Osama at a critical time. And the indifference we showed to the rest of the world's opinion in the process undermined the global cooperation we need to win the war against terrorism." "Perhaps the biggest false impression of all lies is the hidden social objectives of this administration that are advertised with the phrase 'compassionate conservatism.' ... What the administration offers with one hand is the rhetoric of compassion; what it takes away with the other hand are the financial resources necessary to make compassion something more than an empty and fading impression." This newspaper, of course, endorsed Gore in the last election. This is not a second endorsement, but the growing evidence suggests we had it right the first time.