And Mr. Kerry has to say that.
Posted : September 14, 2004 at 3:13 pm [America/Los_Angeles]
[via Paul Krugman: Taking on the Myth]
If Senator John Kerry really has advisers telling him not to attack Mr. Bush on national security, he should dump them. When Dick Cheney is saying vote Bush or die, responding with speeches about jobs and health care doesn’t cut it.
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Can Mr. Kerry, who voted to authorize the Iraq war, criticize it? Yes, by pointing out that he voted only to give Mr. Bush a big stick. Once that stick had forced Saddam to let W.M.D. inspectors back in, there was no need to invade. And Mr. Kerry should keep pounding Mr. Cheney, who is trying to cover for the absence of W.M.D. by lying, yet again, about Saddam’s ties to Al Qaeda.
Some pundits are demanding that Mr. Kerry produce a specific plan for Iraq - a demand they never make of Mr. Bush. Mr. Kerry should turn the tables, and demand to know what - aside from pretending that things are going fine - Mr. Bush intends to do about the spiraling disaster. And Mr. Kerry can ask why anyone should trust a leader who refuses to replace the people who created that disaster because he thinks it’s bad politics to admit a mistake.
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The truth is that Mr. Bush, by politicizing the “war on terror,” is putting America at risk. And Mr. Kerry has to say that.
Having read his latest Op-Ed piece, I could not agree more with this commenter on DNC’s blog:
Kerry advisors for the debate should be
Bill Mahar, Jon Stewart and Paul Krugman…
When it comes to telling it like it is…briefly, boldly and to the point these guys know how.
and this commenter on Senator Kerry’s blog:
Mr. Kerry, you are behind in the polls despite horrible going-ons in Iraq. Your attacks don’t seem to be effective. I think I know why. Because they are not strong enough. You
need to come out swinging! No holds bar style. Please read Paul Krugman’s Op-Ed piece on Tuesday, Sept 14, devise a plan and do it. I will be voting for you on Nov, there is no doubt. But I was very very concerned after watching W.’s speech. It was effective and it definately made the swing voters swing. I know you are not reading this but if someone who is close to him or knows him is reading this PLEASE do something. You have been called a comeback kid by the media…well start coming back! And maybe take on Paul Krugman as an advisor, he
really does how to dish it.Posted by: greenandwise on September 14, 2004 04:11 PM
Why are the sentiments (such as these listed here) not reaching Senator Kerry? Or, have we all (including Paul Krugman) gone nuts!
- Anand
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