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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (493391)	11/16/2003 12:08:16 AM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

BUSH CHEATS EVERYONE HE CAN? Re: What if they get a 90% commission against the usual 10%? Bushies get rich, Americans and Iraqis lose. It absolutely looks like that is what is going on. The Bush effort to prevent the GAO from auditing the $87 Billion for "Iraq" and the utter absence of real progress in rebuilding anything over there ought to be a huge RED FLAG to the American public. Unfortunately, they seem to stupidly look for the connections between Saddam and Osama...... The only thing those two have in common is apparently the special deals they cut with the CIA, etc. to escape apprehension.

To: American Spirit who wrote (493391)	11/16/2003 12:37:48 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

Last spring Kerry was atop the polls in New Hampshire by double digits. As a senator for 19 years from neighboring Massachusetts, he was a household name in southern New Hampshire, where 75 percent of the state's voters live, where many people are Boston transplants and where nearly everyone watches Boston TV. Howard Dean, the former governor of Vermont, was a nobody. Dean is now leading Kerry by 14 points. In the war-gaming over the early Democratic primaries, Rep. Richard Gephardt (Mo.) is counting on winning Iowa. Sen. John Edwards (N.C.) is counting on South Carolina. But both Kerry and Dean are counting on New Hampshire. For the rest of the nine Democrats in the race, third would be a respectable showing here. So far, third is the exciting race of the primary -- second is the seat of shame. Politics on Ice In the Woods With John Kerry On the Campaign Trail, the Low Spots Are Places to Rest and Regroup By Hanna Rosin Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, November 16, 2003; Page D01 One in a series of reports from the New Hampshire primary campaign

To: American Spirit who wrote (493391)	11/16/2003 12:42:22 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

After weeks of internal chaos, personnel battles and an uneven performance by the candidate himself, Wesley K. Clark's presidential campaign will attempt to regain momentum this week with a massive media buy in New Hampshire and by highlighting its ability to raise money at the rate of about $800,000 a week. While acknowledging that they failed to capitalize on the expectations for Clark when he entered the race for the Democratic nomination in September, campaign officials cite the retired general's fundraising success as evidence that he is attracting significant support eight weeks before he faces voters for the first time. They expect the campaign to raise at least $12 million this quarter, in all likelihood more than any other candidate except Howard Dean. "We weren't just off to a slow start, we stumbled on our knees as we were getting into the race," said Richard Sklar, a senior campaign official. "We had to do in seven weeks what some people did in a year or 18 months. . . . Now we're running with the pack as we go down the final stretch." Clark has been no small part of the problem, political strategists say. Although he has been in the public arena as an Army officer for 34 years, and as a commentator on CNN, his campaign aides said he was not quite prepared for an environment where his every utterance was scrutinized and challenged. Clark has struggled to be heard over his rivals during debates and was unable to explain how he would have voted on the congressional resolution on Iraq, hurting himself badly with the antiwar Democrats he needs to pry away from Dean. While he is engaged and charming one on one with voters, he comes across stiff during policy speeches and with the media. Clark to Launch Media Blitz in New Hampshire Ads Aim to Show He Can Take on Dean By Lois Romano Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, November 16, 2003; Page A01