Bush lands his first blows
I thought the president’s first real foray into campaign rhetoric was pretty good. He spoke Monday at a Republican fundraiser, defended his record, then turned his attention to Kerry:
“The [Democratic] candidates are an interesting group with diverse opinions. They’re for tax cuts and against them. They’re for NAFTA and against NAFTA. They’re for the Patriot Act and against the Patriot Act. They’re in favor of liberating Iraq and opposed to it. And that’s just one senator from Massachusetts.”
And, speaking of the Democrats later in the speech, “They now agree that it’s better that Saddam Hussein is out of power. They just didn’t support removing Saddam from power.”
Ouch.
Kerry’s response: “The American people haven’t forgotten this president’s failed record because they have to live with it every day.”
Seems a little tepid to me.
“The [Democratic] candidates are an interesting group with diverse opinions. They’re for tax cuts and against them. They’re for NAFTA and against NAFTA. They’re for the Patriot Act and against the Patriot Act. They’re in favor of liberating Iraq and opposed to it. And that’s just one senator from Massachusetts.”
And, speaking of the Democrats later in the speech, “They now agree that it’s better that Saddam Hussein is out of power. They just didn’t support removing Saddam from power.”
Ouch.
Kerry’s response: “The American people haven’t forgotten this president’s failed record because they have to live with it every day.”
Seems a little tepid to me.
posted by JFH @ 4:24 PM
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