Moore hate
"The presidential campaign is already so nasty that the Democratic establishment is taking its cues from filmmaker Michael Moore," Orlando Sentinel columnist Peter A. Brown writes.
"It shows, sadly, that the Democrats believe their core supporters hate President Bush so much they don't care about the truth of accusations that impugn his character," Mr. Brown said in a piece that ran yesterday in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"A few weeks ago, Moore called the president a 'deserter,' making the unsupported charge that Bush did not complete his military service requirement in the Texas Air National Guard in 1972-73.
"The allegation is an article of faith among those who still wrongly believe Bush didn't fairly win the 2000 election. They don't seem to care that there's no proof of the charge.
"Bush has said he completed the meeting and flying requirements, and his honorable discharge proves the point. The loony left raised this issue during the 2000 campaign, but it didn't get any political traction. ...
"The lack of any new evidence to give their smear campaign legitimacy doesn't seem to have made a difference to the Democratic hierarchy this time. Perhaps that's because the economy and the situation in Iraq are improving and the Democrats are desperate for an issue."
