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

To: American Spirit who wrote (16206)	10/6/2004 6:04:37 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27181

Cheney and Edwards Trade Post-Debate Jabs 06-Oct-2004 Story from AP TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The vice presidential candidates took their debate over Iraq and domestic issues from one battleground state to another Wednesday, Dick Cheney contending that the Democrats have been "on the wrong side" of national security issues for years. Cheney and Edwards traded jabs over jobs, judgment and Iraq with Cheney given the edge on substance. As they campaigned Wednesday in Florida, post-debate polls were split over who came out ahead, but each side claimed victory in the battle for momentum. President Bush joined the argument in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where he told cheering supporters that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry didn't understand the war on terror and proposes policies that would weaken the country and make the world more dangerous. For his part, Cheney questioned whether the Democratic challengers are capable of sustaining the war on terrorism. "John Kerry and John Edwards cannot with tough talk obscure a record that goes back 30 years that had him on the wrong side of virtually every issue that dealt with national security," Cheney told a rally in Tallahassee. Bush offered a sharp if familiar critique of his rivals, accusing Kerry of wavering in his support of the war on terrorism, favoring scores of tax increases, and sending mixed signals to allies and enemies. He even offered an explanation for the scowls and grimaces he displayed during the presidential debate last week in Miami when Kerry criticized nearly every action the president has taken on national security, taxes, education and health care. "When You hear all that, you can understand why somebody would make a face," Bush said. Bush and Kerry will meet again Friday night at Washington University in St. Louis to take questions from voters. Cheney fared best in an ABC News poll of a group of registered voters who watched the debate, with 43 percent giving Cheney the edge, while 35 percent said Edwards won. The Democrat was viewed more positively by 178 undecided voters polled by CBS News: 41 percent thought he had won and 28 percent thought Cheney had won. At one point, Edwards accused the administration of "not being straight with the American people" about conditions in Iraq. " Your facts are just wrong," Cheney responded. Later, he told Edwards, "Senator, frankly, you have a record in the Senate that's not very distinguished." Associated Press writers Liz Sidoti in West Palm Beach, Fla., and Pete Yost in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., contributed to this report.