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

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (572431)	5/6/2004 12:32:56 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 769670

The bottom-line is, Kerry was right about the war. And his reasons for protesting it were well-grounded -- after all he had been to the warfront as a soldier. Contrast this with the Chickenhawks who were here waving flags, drinking champagne (Dumbya), fathering children to escape the draft (Cheney), feigning a boil on the butt to escape the draft (Limbaugh) and on and on and on.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (572431)	5/6/2004 12:37:47 PM
From: goldworldnet	Respond to of 769670

He certainly associated with some pretty radical democrats. * * *

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (572431)	5/6/2004 12:44:22 PM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

...and an opportunist, even then...

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (572431)	5/6/2004 1:08:24 PM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 769670

Bush pauses to comfort teen 'This girl lost her mom in the World Trade Center on 9-11' By Kristina Goetz The Cincinnati Enquirer During his visit to the Golden Lamb Inn in Lebanon, President Bush stops to hug Ashley Faulkner, who lost her mom in the Sept. 11 attacks. Photo by Lynn Faulkner In a moment largely unnoticed by the throngs of people in Lebanon waiting for autographs from the president of the United States, George W. Bush stopped to hold a teenager's head close to his heart. Lynn Faulkner, his daughter, Ashley, and their neighbor, Linda Prince, eagerly waited to shake the president's hand Tuesday at the Golden Lamb Inn. He worked the line at a steady campaign pace, smiling, nodding and signing autographs until Prince spoke: "This girl lost her mom in the World Trade Center on 9-11." Bush stopped and turned back. "He changed from being the leader of the free world to being a father, a husband and a man," Faulkner said. "He looked right at her and said, 'How are you doing?' He reached out with his hand and pulled her into his chest." Faulkner snapped one frame with his camera. "I could hear her say, 'I'm OK,' " he said. "That's more emotion than she has shown in 21/2 years. Then he said, 'I can see you have a father who loves you very much.' " "And I said, 'I do, Mr. President, but I miss her mother every day.' It was a special moment." Special for Lynn Faulkner because the Golden Lamb was the place he and his wife, Wendy Faulkner, celebrated their anniversary every year until she died in the south tower of the World Trade Center, where she had traveled for business. The day was also special for Ashley, a 15-year-old Mason High School student, because the visit was reminiscent of a trip she took four years ago with her mother and Prince. They spent all afternoon in the rain waiting to see Bush on the campaign trail. Ashley remembers holding her mother's hand, eating Triscuits she packed and bringing along a book in case she got bored. But this time was different. She understood what the president was saying, and she got close enough to see him face to face. "The way he was holding me, with my head against his chest, it felt like he was trying to protect me," Ashley said. "I thought, 'Here is the most powerful guy in the world, and he wants to make sure I'm safe.' I definitely had a couple of tears in my eyes, which is pretty unusual for me." The photo has been circulating across the country, Faulkner said. Relatives have passed it on to friends, bosses and acquaintances. As they tell the story, they also share in Wendy Faulkner's legacy, which her family continues through the Wendy Faulkner Memorial Children's Foundation. "I'm a pretty cynical and jaded guy at this point in my life," Faulkner said of the moment with the president. "But this was the real deal. I was really impressed. It was genuine and from the heart." enquirer.com

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (572431)	5/6/2004 1:40:46 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Throw Rummy from the Train (?) abcnews.go.com NEWS SUMMARY With apologies to Steve "!" Schmidt and Phil "Sunday's Best" Singer, we thus wade into the politics of Iraqi prison abuse. Potential fallout: 1. American disappointment leads to a worsening of the all-important right track/wrong track number (and look how bad it is already in the new Dow Jones/General Electric poll). 2. Still murky timetable under which Mr. Bush learned of the investigations leads to further "what did he know and when did he know it?" questioning and -- perhaps -- (un)timely disclosures. 3. Loss of hearts and minds complicates June/July handover. 4. Attacks on John Kerry's vintage decrying of American military atrocities lose some of their bite. 5. Distracted White House communications team can't focus like a laser beam on the destruction of John Kerry. (Those mocking jokes don't write themselves, you know.) 6. Battling between Rumsfeld camp and Powell camp reaches a destabilizing crescendo. 7. The justification and support for the overall Iraq enterprise begins to crumble. 8. Critics of the international message policy are emboldened to speak out (NBC reported last night that Ambassador Tutwiler has not been happy with the effort.). 9. Investigations into abuses lead to plea bargains and more accusations. 10. Capitol Hill dam breaks on long-simmering GOP dissatisfaction with Administration secrecy and alleged failure to respect the responsibilities and prerogatives of the co-equal legislative branch. 11. Potentially enhances John Kerry's claim that he would play more nicely with other countries. 12. Bush stump lines about how happy the Iraqi people are that the United States is there and about the end of torture chambers (repeated as recently as last night) lose some of their intended resonance.