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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (18311)	8/12/2004 1:42:45 AM
From: geode00	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Cheney cut the military in an earlier, slightly less evil, incarnation: "In his budget proposal for FY 1993, Cheney asked for termination of the B-2 program at 20 aircraft, cancellation of the Midgetman, and limitations on advanced cruise missile purchases. When introducing this budget, Cheney complained that Congress had directed Defense to buy weapons it did not want, including the V-22, M-1 tanks, and F-14 and F-16 aircraft, and required it to maintain some unneeded reserve forces. His plan outlined about $50 billion less over the next 5 years than in 1991. Source: DefenseLink.mil, “SecDef Histories” Jan 1, 1997 Still, by 1991, Cheney eventually agreed to arms control proposals. Cheney killed a number of major weapons systems, most notably the Navy’s A-12 Stealth fighter-which, at $30-$60 billion, was the biggest program ever terminated by a defense secretary. He also tried to kill the V22 vertical take-off aircraft, the F14D fighter jet, and the Seawolf submarine. But Congress restored them to the budget. Cheney also moved to cut the armed forces by a half-million troops, and to shut down more than 40 military bases that, as a result, would no longer be needed. He also held the B-2 Stealth bomber program to 20 planes, when the Air Force wanted at least four times that number."

To: American Spirit who wrote (18311)	8/12/2004 8:26:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 173976

But Kerry's credibility problem is not limited to his Vietnam experience. The Union Leader of Manchester, N.H., caught Kerry in a lie. At the Democratic National Convention, Kerry said cancer patient Mary Ann Knowles was forced to work during her chemotherapy "because she was terrified of losing her family's health insurance." Not so, the newspaper found. Ms. Knowles actually had 26 weeks of paid disability but chose to work through her treatment. "In short, Kerry lied. Repeatedly," The Union Leader editorialized Tuesday. John Kerry has a widening credibility gap. He has some explaining to do.