[beyond the sea]

"It's absolutely essential that eight weeks from today, on Nov. 2, we make the right choice, because if we make the wrong choice then the danger is that we'll get hit again and we'll be hit in a way that will be devastating from the standpoint of the United States,"

I'm 100% for Bush/Cheney, but I think Cheney said this very badly. It does come off as a threat. He could have said it better.

[Stoat]

Well, I would suggest that the prospect of a Kerry Presidency is indeed a threat to the security of our nation, and the Vice President is "telling it like it is", as is is habit.

I think that we are unused to our elected officials, particularly the Vice President, in being quite so direct and this may strike some as being overly harsh. During these times, however, I believe that it's essential to make it clear that we must not follow a "business as usual" (endless appeasement of terrorists, terror supporting states and the U.N.)approach, but a more substantive one. This requires a change in style for delivering the message, and it may take a while to get used to.

My hope is that his speaking the honest, unvarnished truth won't turn off too many people but will instead help to illustrate some of the many distinctions that exist between President Bush, Vice President Cheney and their detractors.