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

To: md1derful who wrote (637469)	10/4/2004 10:03:16 AM
From: md1derful	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

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To: md1derful who wrote (637469)	10/4/2004 10:08:13 AM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

Another Win Like This And Kerry May Not Have A Prayer Posted on 10/01/2004 9:05:34 AM PDT by Hank All-American While the press tries breathlessly to characterize the Kerry campaign as "revitalized" after last night's debate, I am beginning to conclude any "victory" by the candidate may be Pyrrhic. Pyrrhic victory is the term used to describe a triumph that is offset by staggering losses. The term comes from the eponymous King Pyrrhus, who after defeating the Romans in a particularly costly battle is said to have declared, "one more victory like this and I shall not have an army." Kerry managed to look dignified and composed, no question about it. He was articulate and confident in his presentation. Bush, though earnest and emotionally-engaged, appeared less in command, more defensive. On style, Kerry gets the nod, and style is what counts in such a made-for-tv event. But Kerry foolishly did what Bush managed to avoid--he handed his opponent not one but three solid campaign bullets: his assertion of a "global-test" that must be passed as a condition precedent to taking pre-emptive military action, his opposition to nuclear-tipped bunker-busters, and his irrational insistence on agreeing to bi-lateral negotiations with North Korea. I believe each of these has the potential to be a huge problem for Kerry in the coming weeks. Having to explain away his "global test" comment will highlight the long-standing accusation by the Bush people that Kerry will give veto power to Paris over American security issues. The whole purpose of bunker-buster bombs is to destroy weapons of mass destruction, especially nuclear weapons, that are hidden in fortified subterranean strongholds, and his opposition is clearly the product of a September-10th mindset. The Clinton Administration had negotiated an agreement with North Korea that Kim Jong Il secretly violated for years in developing their nuclear weapons program, yet Kerry wants to reward them by negotiating with them one-on-one again, so that they can extort more concessions for another agreement as a reward for having violated the first one. The Kerry campaign took nothing away from this debate of any practical value to use against Bush, other than the satisfaction that comes with vague declarations that Kerry won and that he appeared more "presidential." Bush gained three campaign commercials and new fodder to juice his stump speeches. If that's Kerry's idea of winning the debate, Bush should be anxious to chalk up more losses. freerepublic.com