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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: calgal who wrote (5685)	8/31/2004 10:37:39 PM
From: calgal	Respond to of 27181

RNC - Day One John LeBoutillier Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004 Day - and Night - One of the GOP Convention in New York was devoted to extolling President Bush’s conduct of the post-9/11 War on Terror. That is why former NYC Mayor Rudi Giuliani and Senator John McCain were selected by the convention organizers as the main speakers. Story Continues Below But then something unexpected happened: President Bush told Matt Lauer on the Today Show that, on the very same topic - the War on Terror - “I don’t think we can win it.” Can’t ‘win’ it? In Mr. Bush’s standard stump speech every day he talks about what we are doing to win the War on Terror! But suddenly he let his hair down and admitted we “can’t win it.” By last night the Kerry/Edwards ticket - down for weeks due to the Swift Boat attacks - were re-energized. ABC’s Nightline last night was devoted to this incredible misstatement/admission/blunder. It is unbelievable to think that on the very day of the Convention devoted to the War on Terror, Bush contradicts himself and thus undercuts the very premise of his re-election campaign! You can bet that John Kerry will use this blunder against President Bush tomorrow in Nashville when he addresses the American Legion National Convention. And you can bet that the Democrats will go on a full offensive with this “can’t win” statement. Their rejoinder? “We must win the War on Terror and we are going to win this war.” As for McCain and Giuliani last night: they both did a good job. But the hidden scene last night was the first two 2008 candidates auditioning for the GOP nomination in four years. McCain - a total egomaniac and prima donna - is desperate to undo the damage he did to himself four years ago when he ran in the GOP primaries. He is trying to re-connect with the party base for a near-certain presidential run in 2008. He is running; make no mistake about it. And he will walk over his mother to win. Rudi also is running in 2008. Forget him challenging Hillary here in New York in 2006; ain’t going to happen. He is so popular among business groups - with so many whispering in his ear that he can be President - that he figures just to run for President in 2008 without running for anything else first. Well, 2008 is a long way off. The Big Battle is 2004. And Bush’s terrible mistake will haunt him for the next several weeks.

To: calgal who wrote (5685)	8/31/2004 10:37:50 PM
From: calgal	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 27181

Phyllis Schlafly Declares 'Total Victory' on GOP Platform Phyllis Schlafly, 80 years old and still going strong, is celebrating another triumph over the culture of death. "We had a total victory," she proclaimed after Republicans adopted a pro-life platform at the national convention. Story Continues Below The founder of Eagle Forum, Schlafly has attended every GOP presidential convention since 1952, including 11 times as a delegate or alternate. This year she's a delegate from Missouri. "After Rep. Roy Blunt, the third-ranking GOP House member, finished speaking to the Missouri delegation Tuesday, Schlafly was the first person he sought out. Blunt had read her latest book - 'The Supremacists: The Tyranny of Judges and How to Stop It' - and liked it," the Associated Press reported today. The conservative icon said: "The most enjoyable part is walking around on the floor and seeing all my friends from other states. "No, I take that back. The most enjoyable part is winning."