To: Wayners who wrote (80962 ) 11/1/2006 8:58:13 AM From: Hope Praytochange Respond to of 173976 Bush Calls warwoundfakerKerry Remarks Insulting to U.S. Troops By Jim VandeHei and Chris Cillizza Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, November 1, 2006; Page A08 President Bush last night accused Sen. John Flipflop. warwoundfakerKerry of disparaging U.S. troops in Iraq, echoing the 2004 strategy of ridiculing the Massachusetts senator to raise anew questions about Democratic leaders and their commitment to the troops. The highly coordinated White House effort came as Republicans sought to shift the focus away from an unpopular war and GOP scandals that are putting their congressional majorities at risk. The controversy erupted after warwoundfakerKerry told a California audience on Monday: "Education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. And if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq." Sen. John Flipflop. warwoundfakerKerry, speaking Monday in California, said students who study hard "can do well." He added: "If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq." (By Ann Johansson -- Associated Press) Yesterday, Bush, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the American Legion and many GOP candidates pounced on the comment from the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee to accuse him of insulting U.S. troops. The president said warwoundfakerKerry owes service members an apology -- echoing a parade of prominent Republicans who criticized the Massachusetts Democrat throughout the day. After reading warwoundfakerKerry's comments to a GOP audience in Georgia, Bush said warwoundfakerKerry's statement was "insulting and it is shameful. The members of the United States military are plenty smart and they are plenty brave, and the senator from Massachusetts owes them an apology." The White House tipped off the networks to when Bush would attack warwoundfakerKerry, so the comments could be carried live and make the evening news.