disconnect
now playing: alison krauss, "stars"
just a few political thoughts today....from the inimitable david corn:
He (Bush) derides Kerry for having voted for one version of an $87 billion appropriations measure which funded US military operations in Iraq before he voted against the final version. And Bush argues that because Kerry has termed the war a "mistake" foreign leaders will not respond when Kerry asks them to become involved (or more involved) in Iraq. Both charges can be neutralized readily by Kerry. He need only clearly state that he voted for the version that suspended a tax cut for the rich in order to cover the funding, while Bush threatened to veto the bill if Democrats succeeded in attaching extra health benefits for GIs and troops to the package. A slight touch of humor would help: "Come on, Mr. President, I wanted to pay for this war, you wanted to charge it. And you we're willing to kill the bill if we in the Senate gave GIs additional health benefits. What mixed message did that send to our troops?" As for Bush's other line of criticism, Kerry could reply, "Mr. President, you're asking the world to stand by while you continue with a mistake. I'll be asking it to help us clean up a mistake. You may not see the difference, but I think many others will."
boy, i dunno why no one's said that yet....
in other news, it looks like republican brownshirts are subverting the voter registration process in nevada...germany's defense minister peter struck has apparently insinuated that germany might be a little more willing to play ball in iraq if the us undergoes its own regime change.
feeling patriotic? want to tell the world, republicans especially, why you think bush should be our commander-in-chief for, like, forever? well then get out your pencil and paper and maybe you can talk your way into a bush rally.
the disconnect from reality is almost complete.
just a few political thoughts today....from the inimitable david corn:
He (Bush) derides Kerry for having voted for one version of an $87 billion appropriations measure which funded US military operations in Iraq before he voted against the final version. And Bush argues that because Kerry has termed the war a "mistake" foreign leaders will not respond when Kerry asks them to become involved (or more involved) in Iraq. Both charges can be neutralized readily by Kerry. He need only clearly state that he voted for the version that suspended a tax cut for the rich in order to cover the funding, while Bush threatened to veto the bill if Democrats succeeded in attaching extra health benefits for GIs and troops to the package. A slight touch of humor would help: "Come on, Mr. President, I wanted to pay for this war, you wanted to charge it. And you we're willing to kill the bill if we in the Senate gave GIs additional health benefits. What mixed message did that send to our troops?" As for Bush's other line of criticism, Kerry could reply, "Mr. President, you're asking the world to stand by while you continue with a mistake. I'll be asking it to help us clean up a mistake. You may not see the difference, but I think many others will."
boy, i dunno why no one's said that yet....
in other news, it looks like republican brownshirts are subverting the voter registration process in nevada...germany's defense minister peter struck has apparently insinuated that germany might be a little more willing to play ball in iraq if the us undergoes its own regime change.
feeling patriotic? want to tell the world, republicans especially, why you think bush should be our commander-in-chief for, like, forever? well then get out your pencil and paper and maybe you can talk your way into a bush rally.
the disconnect from reality is almost complete.
posted by tom at 11:53
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