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To: American Spirit who wrote (11625)	7/16/2004 4:10:46 PM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 90947

"John Kerry" - NO TIME FOR DETAILS . . . July 16, 2004 -- John Kerry might want to consider changing his campaign slogan to something along the lines of: Do as I say, not as I do. Or, as the case may be, didn't do. The Democratic presidential candidate apparently thought he had a winner this week when he demanded to know whether or not President Bush had read the entire 90-page National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq — rather than just the one-page summary — before deciding to launch Operation Iraqi Freedom. Indeed, the Kerry campaign sent out an e-mail asking, "Did anyone in the White House read the full National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq?" Well, we now know one person who didn't read the entire document: John Forbes Kerry. Yes, red-faced campaign aides were forced to admit that the Massachusetts senator did not read the full file, which — as is usually the case with such reports — contains many dissenting views not included in the summary. Instead, he was briefed on the NIE's contents by then-CIA Director George Tenet and other intelligence officials. We don't even know whether or not Kerry even asked to read the whole summary. Even if he had, there's no indication he would have made time to read it. After all, just last week Kerry noted that while the Bush administration had offered to give him a private briefing on the latest reports of threats from al Qaeda, "I just haven't had time." (Maybe his preparations for that raunchy Radio City Music Hall Bush-bashing hatefest went into overtime.) After that remark provoked entirely justified ridicule, Kerry abruptly made time for a briefing at his Boston home. The fact is, Kerry is trying to find some way to explain to core Democrats why he voted in favor of going to war with Iraq, and did so by making as persuasive a case as possible on the need to launch military action — only to backtrack now that he's trying to oust President Bush. The Democratic Party has had credibility problems on national security matters since George McGovern's dovish run for the White House in 1972. Some things never change. nypost.com

To: American Spirit who wrote (11625)	7/16/2004 8:32:36 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

...when McCain campaigns for Bush he only talks about Iraq because it's the only thing they agree on. Actually, they agree on many issues, but more importantly, they agree on who should be president the next four years. Guliani is pro-Choice and pro gay rights. Do you have a problem with that? Rice is a proven liar and psosible [sic] lesbian. There you go again. "Proven" is bull crap and the rest, true or not, wouldn't matter to anyone truly liberal. Powell is reportedly do [sic] distressed about how Bushies have treated him he's heartsick. You are "reportedly" such a moron that you can't come up with anything concrete or factual to support anything you write, so you are left with nothing but vague assertions and inuendo. Nope, Bush is tcuk [sic] with Cheney ... Better that than being "tcuk" with a $27 million con artist.