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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: rrufff who wrote (2680)	2/16/2004 9:11:23 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

johnkerry.com John Kerry on the Issues "I'm running for President to make the country we love safer, stronger, and more secure. I'm asking every American to be a Citizen Soldier again committed to leaving no American behind." Restoring Jobs and Rebuilding Our Economy George W. Bush has chosen tax cuts for the wealthy and special favors for special interests over our economic future. John Kerry has a plan to rebuild our future, starting with 3 million jobs in his first 500 days – and a plan to ensure that workers can achieve the American Dream in our changing economy. View Details Winning the Peace in Iraq What does it gain America to win a war and lose a peace? The Bush failures will cost us dearly in the months ahead, in an Iraq consumed with suspicion, resentment and continued violence. What’s needed now is leadership – to finish the job in Iraq the right way – because America can and must do better. View Details Access to Affordable Health Care John Kerry believes that your family’s health is just as important as any politician's in Washington. Our nation needs a leader who has the courage to take on the big insurance and drug companies to make that same health care plan affordable for every American. View Details Defending the American Homeland We shouldn’t be opening firehouses in Baghdad and closing them in Brooklyn. America’s homeland security needs to take steps as big as the threats we face – and give our front lines the resources they need. John Kerry has a six-point plan to ensure that we are safer, stronger, and more secure on our own soil. View Details Creating a New Era for America's Schools We need a president who will roll up his sleeves and get things done for America’s schools. By supporting teachers, reducing class sizes, rebuilding crumbling schools, and standing up for high standards in our public education system, John Kerry has the courage to fight for our children’s future every day. View Details A Cleaner and Greener America We owe it to our families, our communities, and to our planet to elect a president who will unapologetically pursue our environmental values. Unlike the Bush Administration, where special interest rule and the environment suffers, a Kerry Administration will build its policies around citizens’ needs and aspirations. View Details A Principled Foreign Policy Americans deserve a principled foreign policy backed by an enlightened self-interest and undoubted military might – a diplomacy shaped by our own national security. John Kerry will pursue a bold, progressive internationalism that commits America to lead the world toward liberty and prosperity. View Details Making College Affordable for All Americans Today’s young people need a president who will take on the Bush tax cuts and stand up for their future – a leader with the courage to help them pay for, prepare for, and complete college. In a Kerry Administration, if you believe in yourself enough to work hard and do what’s right, your country will invest in you. View Details

To: rrufff who wrote (2680)	2/16/2004 9:17:12 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

I agree, that Kerry has made some speeches out there like some Third World political leader like the one you mentiion. If he continues to do that, then he is done too. People at least know that Bush has provided them with the security blanket. But he failed to provide them with the economic benefits thatthey are seeking. So if Kerry does not have a good economic plan, then that "...hitting the door on the way out etc." will not sell. But we have to give him some time. Right now he has to keep Edwards and Dean off. Edwards, "the sunshine" candidate is not very forceful. It is strange that for a trial lawyer that he is, he is relatively mellow. That is my problem with Edwards. His issues are excellent. The concept of 2 Americas etc. But my feeling is that the people think that Bush is going to go on the attack, play it dirty and hence they would need someone like Kerry to stand up to that attack. It is unfortunate that Edwrads' message, a good one, is getting drowned out. I sincerely hope that Edwards gets on the ticket. That would be a big trubute to the American people and to the issues debate.

To: rrufff who wrote (2680)	2/16/2004 9:31:25 PM
From: CalculatedRisk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Others are asking the same questions: Time for Clarity Sunday, February 15, 2004; Page B06 washingtonpost.com JOHN KERRY has become the favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination without a detailed or clarifying debate on many issues. This has happened in part because the leading Democratic candidates had relatively few differences on foreign or domestic policy; in part because their multi-candidate forums allowed little time for in-depth discussion; and in part because most have chosen to avoid direct attacks on each other since the primaries began last month. Most of the rhetoric has been directed at President Bush, and exit polls show that many voters have been more interested in which candidate has a better chance of unseating the incumbent than in where he might take the country. Mr. Kerry has surged to the forefront in part because of his biography and in part because he avoided the political misjudgments and verbal gaffes that caused voters to reject onetime front-runner Howard Dean. Now, with the nomination seemingly within his reach, the Massachusetts senator must begin to more fully explain where he stands on the major challenges facing the country. <MORE IN ARTICLE> I've heard Kerry say he was focused on the issues last year and he was perceived as being too much of a policy wonk. So he changed his strategy and it obviously worked. Since I've read quite a few of Kerry's old speeches, I could answer the questions in this Editorial, but I think we should let Kerry make his positions clear over the next few months. His current message is resonating well: Bush = failure + excuses.