"Back in Massachusetts, that's what they call balancing the ticket."
Posted on 07/15/2004 1:37:23 AM PDT by kattracks
President Bush, who campaigned gently for much of the spring by leaning on the prestige of his office, has dramatically sharpened his rhetoric against Sen. John Kerry since the presumptive Democratic nominee chose his running mate a week ago.
Mr. Bush took his first swipe at Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards at a campaign rally in York, Pa., last Friday -- only hours after a sober speech on the war on terrorism.
Saying he looks forward to "a spirited debate," Mr. Bush noted that a nonpartisan magazine rated Mr. Kerry, of Massachusetts, the most liberal member of the U.S. Senate, and Mr. Edwards ranked fourth.
"Back in Massachusetts, that's what they call balancing the ticket," Mr. Bush cracked, which along with his derision of Mr. Edwards as a trial lawyer and Mr. Kerry as a "proud liberal" delighted his partisan supporters.
And where Mr. Bush once merely lampooned Mr. Kerry for his famous quote that he "voted for the $87 billion [to support U.S. troops in Iraq] before I voted against it," the president has taken a more serious tack.
"Earlier this week, [Mr. Kerry] said he is proud that he and his running mate voted against the funding of our troops," Mr. Bush said in Wisconsin, the second time in two days he used that line.
Democrats are accusing the president of taking the political discourse to a new low.
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"Back in Massachusetts, that's what they call balancing the ticket."
Yeah - the dims can sure dish it out, but they can't
take it! Look who's calling the kettle black!
Of course they are - the truth is anathema to them.
""Democrats are accusing the president of taking the political discourse to a new low." What hypocrites. They believe that they can say any slanderous remark and commit acts of treason, any when anyone has the courage to fight back, they become appalled that Republicans would use such tactics! The mindset of these Democrats continues to amaze me. It's as if they live in another world."
I think it's called the nether world. Truth is their enemy.
Kerry is scary. Divided government is all you can hope for.
' "At a time the country is focused on winning the war on terrorism, President Bush is running the risk of further dividing the country on minor differences with the Democrats," said Democratic political consultant Donna Brazile.
Mr. Bush should be taking the high road, Miss Brazile said, and calling off his partisan allies as well, for the good of a country at war.
"It's sad and unusual for an incumbent president, with a vice president and Cabinet as well as the leaders on Capitol Hill, to use so much of his political capital to score cheap political points," she said. '
Ms Brazile doesn't seem to recognize the signs that indicate this is STILL the high road - the low road is a-coming...
'Bout time!!!!
Yes, the democrats have reached new lows. The call the president "Hitler" a "Liar". They are proud that they didn't support our troops after voting to send them in harms way. They invalidated Military votes in 2000. They voted against Traditional Marraige yesterday and are against the Boy Scouts.
They are for the killing of the unborn, block judicial emergencies and give us folks like John Kerry and Hillary Clinton. Folks who thinks and even sometimes say "We are going to take some things away from you for the common good". Yesterday they attempted to take away our right to vote on Marraige.
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