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To: LindyBill who wrote (78142)	10/16/2004 3:56:33 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793895

Kerry Advisors Squeamish on Kerry's Draft Comments blogs for bush Yesterday, John Kerry continued hiding his own plans to force mandatory service on young America by accusing Bush of potentially bringing back the draft. According to the Boston Globe, even Kerry's advisors were uncomfortable with Kerry making that suggestion: Campaigning in crucial battleground states, John F. Kerry yesterday sought to keep voters focused on the lackluster economy, while aides were busy explaining his assertion that President Bush may revive the draft if reelected and defending the senator's comment on gays in the last presidential debate. Kerry caught even some of his advisers off guard late Thursday night by questioning Bush's word that he would maintain an ''all-volunteer army" in a meeting with the Des Moines Register's editorial board, arguing that Bush will soon run short of US forces to patrol Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. ... After a week of concerted focus on his domestic goals, the Democratic camp found itself grappling with the fallout from remarks by a nominee who does not hew to the campaign script as closely as the incumbent does. Hours after the Register reported the remark in yesterday's paper, Bush repeated his commitment to an all-volunteer military during a rally in Cedar Rapids yesterday. His advisers amped up the response, accusing Kerry of ''fear-mongering" to win votes -- an accusation Kerry regularly hurls at Bush over the war on terrorism. Michael McCurry, a senior adviser to Kerry, found himself trying to tamp down the original comment, saying the Democrats had no evidence -- nor did Kerry mean to imply -- that Bush had a ''secret plan" for a draft. It seems like the Kerry campaign is uncomfortable with Kerry resorting to fear mongering regarding the draft. Why might that be? They must be concerned about Kerry's mandatory service plan being brought to light in the mainstream media. We've brought it up here several times, but the media has chosen to ignore it.