ATLANTA - A leading Georgia Republican, speaking for President Bush's re-election campaign, predicted trouble for John Kerry in the state's primary next month.
Sen. Saxby Chambliss contended that Kerry, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, has a weak voting record on military affairs.
'Ole Chickenhawk' Chambliss
Luckily there is a certain someone on hand to set the record straight:
Former Democratic Sen. Max Cleland, who lost both legs and an arm in Vietnam and was defeated by Chambliss in a bitter campaign Senate two years ago, slammed Chambliss for the attack:
"For Saxby Chambliss, who got out of going to Vietnam because of a trick knee, to attack John Kerry as weak on the defense of our nation is like a mackerel in the moonlight that both shines and stinks."
I love Max Cleland. Oh, and what do some other Georgians think of Sen. Kerry?
On Foray Into the South, Kerry Gets a Spirited Welcome
ATLANTA, Feb. 22 — Senator John Kerry wants to prove he can win in the South, and on Sunday hundreds of voters mobbed a theater here in the heart of a wealthy Republican neighborhood for a town hall session that quickly turned into a rollicking lovefest.
Nearly 1,000 people crowded inside, eavesdropped from the lobby or strained to hear from the sidewalk on Peachtree Street.
"We're here to mark the beginning of the end of the Bush presidency," Mr. Kerry said, a standard line from his stump speech, and the crowd went wild.
posted by Blicero : 2/23/2004 02:27:00 AM
