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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (57664)	9/29/2004 10:15:31 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

Kerry Says Bush Broke Promise on Oil ______________________ By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer 09/29/2004 SPRING GREEN, Wis. - Democratic Sen. John Kerry said Wednesday the $50 per barrel price of oil reflects a broken promise of President Bush that will hurt average Americans. Bush said Iraqi oil "would pay for the war, but we know that those oil pipes are being blown up," Kerry said. "We know that $50 a barrel isn't as bad as it might get because analysts are now telling us that the price may go up to $60." Crude oil surpassed $50 a barrel for the first time this week, and analysts said prices could keep rising because of an increase in global demand, tight supplies and threats to output in petroleum-producing nations such as Iraq and Nigeria. Homeowners and energy-intensive industries could feel the sting from high oil prices worsen as seasonal demand picks up, and there is already evidence that supply disruptions caused by hurricane damage are making it more costly to drive. "Halliburton's not feeling the pain," Kerry said. "The people in Saudi Arabia and (the) Middle East who get the money aren't feeling the pain. But the average American is going to feel the pain of the fact that President Bush has broken his promise, doesn't have an energy policy for this country and doesn't know how he's going to solve the problem of Iraq." Also Wednesday, Kerry's campaign released a TV ad on "energy independence" in which he says: "I want an America that relies on its own ingenuity and innovation, not the Saudi royal family." Kerry was speaking to supporters in Madison, Wis., just before boarding a flight to Florida, where the first presidential debate is scheduled for Thursday night. Kerry said among the supporters he met at the airport were two U.S. soldiers who fought in Iraq and are worried about the tough job of getting the troops out. "They came here today to support me because they believe as do others who served our military that I can be a stronger commander in chief who solves the problems of Iraq and gets our troops home," Kerry said. Upon his arrival in Ft. Lauderdale, Kerry addressed a sweltering airplane hangar partially filled with shrieking supporters. "Tomorrow, we're going to get an opportunity to debate with the president about the direction of our country. I'm looking forward to that debate." In an interview broadcast earlier Wednesday, Kerry said his much-ridiculed explanation of why he voted in favor of additional funding for the war in Iraq before voting against it was "one of those inarticulate moments" in the campaign. Kerry ultimately voted against providing $87 billion for military operations and aid in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said he initially supported the appropriation, when it was to be funded at least in part by rolling back tax cuts for those with the highest incomes, but ended up voting against the final version in the Senate as a protest over its funding, which included no-bid contracts. Bush has criticized Kerry for the vote, which the president says showed a lack of support for troops in the field. Bush has mocked Kerry for saying, "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it." "It just was a very inarticulate way of saying something," Kerry said in the interview broadcast on ABC's "Good Morning America." "And I had one of those inarticulate moments late in the evening when I was dead tired in the primaries and I didn't say something very clearly." According to press reports of the appearance, Kerry made the remarks around noon. Bush campaign spokesman Steve Schmidt suggested that maybe Kerry was on "Paris time." "The fact is that John Kerry said it would be irresponsible to vote against funding troops in combat, and he voted against it because Howard Dean had passed him in the polls," Schmidt said. The Kerry campaign acknowledged that he made the remark at an afternoon event and dismissed the error as unimportant. "This is the kind of cynical, 'gotcha' politics that the Bush campaign is using to try to distract from the mess in Iraq and its failed record," Kerry campaign spokesman Chad Clanton said. Kerry said regardless of how inarticulate he was, his statement "reflects the truth of the position." "I thought that the wealthiest people of America should share in that burden," he said. ___ news.yahoo.com