Bad Timing as Kerry Slips Out of Picture
WASHINGTON, March 31 — At the very moment that President Bush has begun his general election campaign, Senator John Kerry has largely slipped from sight. And Mr. Bush has made the most of Mr. Kerry's absence.
Mr. Kerry's low profile occurs at what would seem to be a particularly opportune time for the senator. Mr. Bush has been struggling with questions about his record on terrorism, and Mr. Kerry had been riding on a wave of excitement after his capture of the Democratic nomination.
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Mr. Kerry's campaign manager, Mary Beth Cahill, said on Wednesday said that her operation was far from idle...Mr. Kerry's aides said the senator was about to embark on an aggressive schedule of speeches and a national wave of television advertisements challenging Mr. Bush on the economy, job creation and health care.
"We learned in the primary that we are going to run a race on our own terms and on our own schedule and carry out the plan that we put together," Ms. Cahill said. "You're watching it executed in front of you. The Bush people have been laying back a year and half and amassing money to launch a campaign. O.K., but the country still thinks we're on the wrong track."
Well, I really, really hope Cahill is right.
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"Here's what concerns me in the long term: I can tell you what George Bush's definition of John Kerry is: He is a flip-flopping liberal who wants to raise your taxes," said a Democratic strategist who did not want to be quoted by name. "But I'm not sure I can tell you what John Kerry's definition of George Bush is.`
Here's the fucking definition:
BUSH IS A LIAR (WHO CAN'T PROTECT US). How complicated is that? I've been saying this for a year and a half, as have thousands of other people. If this "definition" is too troublesome for the Kerry campaign, then I'm afraid they simply don't want to win.
posted by Blicero : 4/01/2004 02:04:00 AM
