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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (53410)	10/17/2004 7:14:54 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

John Kerry’s Iraq attack. newyorker.com <<...Bush takes credit for “changing the world,” and there’s no question that in leading the country to war in Iraq he has altered the international political landscape, and America’s position in it, more than anyone in nearly half a century. The Republican domination of both houses of Congress has allowed him to do this almost by fiat, without domestic political resistance or accountability. At the White House, too, Bush is ferociously insulated from exposure to opinions that deviate from the party line. He does not like to be questioned and has little use for argument. Logic has never been his strong suit; in justifying his policies and actions, he prefers stonewalling (admit no error, and ignore or deny bad news) and tautology (I do what’s right because it’s right, and it’s right because I do it). Now, faced for the first time in his Presidency with an inescapable adversary, he appeared to experience the debate as an insult. At times he sulked, at times he winced, as Kerry picked apart the Administration’s catastrophic Iraq adventure. “I didn’t need anybody to tell me to go to the United Nations,” Bush protested. “I decided to go there myself.” And, a bit later, “Of course I know Osama bin Laden attacked us. I know that.”...>>

To: American Spirit who wrote (53410)	10/17/2004 7:21:57 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Poll suggests Kerry has lead in swing states cbc.ca <<...a Washington Post poll shows Kerry with a significant lead in important states that could decide the outcome of the election. The poll found Kerry held a 53 per cent to 43 per cent lead among likely voters in 13 such states. While Kerry was campaigning in two of those states on Sunday - Ohio and Florida - Bush took the day off, choosing instead to concentrate on a major speech on terrorism he is scheduled to deliver in New Jersey on Monday. Analysts say it is the handful of crucial swing states, like Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida that will be most important on Nov. 2. Those states will be heavily targeted by both campaigns in the closing weeks of the race...>>