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How many bills did John Kerry get passed? 5 bills and 4 resolutions in 20 years
oct 14 2004 | vanity

Posted on 10/14/2004 4:34:59 AM PDT by dennisw

This is very important since Kerry flat out lied during the debate and claimed he got 56 bills passed in his Senate career. Fact is he was lazy and chasing skirts before getting hitched to Teresa, or was it the other way around?

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During the debate, Bush campaign spokesman Steve Schmidt sent out an "Urgent Alert" to reporters that read, complete with weird capitalization: "John Kerry's statement that he passed 56 bills during his 20 years in the senate is a complete and utter falsehood.  Kerry passed five bills and four resolutions." In Spin Alley after the debate was over, Bush campaign communications director Nicolle Devenish called Kerry's comment about the number of bills he authored his "Al Gore moment." But when Schmidt asserts that Kerry passed only five bills and four resolutions, he means bills that passed both houses of Congress and were signed into law. The Bush campaign's own "Breaking Debate Fact" e-mailed during the debate says that Kerry was the lead sponsor of 31 bills, 122 amendments, and 28 resolutions that passed the Senate.


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To: dennisw
What I don't understand is why the President doesn't turn the tables on Kerry when presented an opportunity. For example: the topic of the assault weapons ban. If it was so important to Kerry, he could have introduced a bill to extend it in the senate, no? (But that would have meant actually doing the job to which he was elected!) Kerry has a distinct record of chronic underachievement and that is extending to his run for the presidency.
21 posted on 10/14/2004 5:21:38 AM PDT by madprofessor ((hypocrisy is the vaseline of social intercourse))
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To: chainsaw
What ever happened to his first wife?

She ran outta money?

22 posted on 10/14/2004 5:23:54 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: madprofessor
he could have introduced a bill to extend it in the senate, no?

Doesn't it need to go through the House first?

23 posted on 10/14/2004 5:25:07 AM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: igoramus987

I can't imagine this asshole as president!


24 posted on 10/14/2004 5:33:58 AM PDT by ThomasMore (Pax et bonum!)
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To: Puppage

He seems to disagree with the Catholic Church's position on divorce as well as abortion and stem cell research.

His cafeteria Catholic tray is looking pretty empty.


25 posted on 10/14/2004 5:34:17 AM PDT by Gaetano
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To: dennisw

TY...I stand corrected. ;^)

No matter how we see it; this is a pathetic record.


26 posted on 10/14/2004 5:35:16 AM PDT by ThomasMore (Pax et bonum!)
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To: madprofessor
The Swifties should make an ad on this. The reason they oppose Kerry:

He exxagerated his accomplishments then and he exaggerates his accomplishments now. 5 bills vs 56 bills. Turning acts of cowardice into acts of heroism, purple hearts, weathering fire from both banks ...

After VN he turned on his fellow soldiers just as he is turning on Bush now. Kerry has been in Washington much longer than Bush yet all these problems apparently cropped up under Bush's watch. Clinton with the strongest economy couldn't to anything to solve these problems but but Bush is a failure because he can't solve them while fighting a war and a recession.
27 posted on 10/14/2004 5:35:49 AM PDT by farsighted
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To: ThomasMore

Pathetic legislative record for sure. I lived there. He was a a womanizer before he hooked Teresa. He gave the Senate short shrift. He's a bum.


28 posted on 10/14/2004 5:39:23 AM PDT by dennisw (Gd - against Amelek for all generations.)
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To: chainsaw
What ever happened to his first wife?

She came to her senses....

29 posted on 10/14/2004 5:40:46 AM PDT by Gamecock
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To: Gaetano; no more apples

There isn't much that he does agree on when it comes to traditional Christianity. Objectively speaking, he is living in "mortal sin" as we Catholics call it. In other words, he is dead in his sin; cut off from the living grace of God through his own self-serving behavior and perverted desires.

It really irks me when he reverts to his "cathilic faith" as the basis for anything: as if the Faith was of any import to him. I pray for his conversion of heart and leave him to the mercy of God. But, IMHO, I think his bishop should "... deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.[1 Cor 5:5]" (excommunication)


30 posted on 10/14/2004 5:43:33 AM PDT by ThomasMore (Pax et bonum!)
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To: dennisw

Michael M. Bates: My Side of the Swamp

31 posted on 10/14/2004 5:45:41 AM PDT by Mike Bates (Just in time for your Halloween gift giving needs: THE book.)
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To: dennisw
Another notable is the context of the FIVE bills this worthless lout wrote.
  1. Amend The Small Business Act With Respect To The Women's Business Center Program.
  2. Redesignate The Federal Building Located At 380 Trapelo Road In Waltham, Massachusetts, As The "Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center."
  3. Authorize Appropriations For The Marine Mammal Protection Act Of 1972
  4. Authorize Appropriations To Carry Out The National Sea Grant College Program Act
  5. Relief Of Kil Joon Yu Callahan

 

MINUTIAE!!!!

This is beyond pathetic!  He should have been given the boot long long ago.

Deacon Francis

32 posted on 10/14/2004 6:01:53 AM PDT by ThomasMore (Pax et bonum!)
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To: dennisw

I know this is perverse, but if all senators managed to be this "unproductive" wouldn't we all be better off? Especially if this yaboo is the most left wing senator, why would we have wanted him to be championing all sorts of "legislation"?


33 posted on 10/14/2004 6:10:10 AM PDT by Humvee
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To: CMailBag

Thanks for the revision. It was 4 resolutions and 1 bill. Not a great record for 20 years of service.


34 posted on 10/14/2004 6:13:21 AM PDT by JCISLORD
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To: gunnedah

actually they were talking the other day on here that he divorced her and only recently got an annulment so the church would accept Teresa as his wife. Now I think that's what I heard. If not, can someone correct this? But that would go along with his need to cleanse records and get prepared to run for president.


35 posted on 10/14/2004 6:15:06 AM PDT by queenkathy
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To: DrDavid
"John Kerry's statement that he passed 56 5 or 6 bills during his 20 years in the senate is a complete and utter falsehood. Kerry passed five bills and four resolutions." Kerry was just misunderstood.

Inadvertent mistake, of course!!

What really gets me irate is that the dimwit media will NOT report that Kerry lied when he said '56 bills?' They are quick to report that GWB supposedly lied to the American people about WMD BUT they give Kerry a pass on every lie he tells!!!!

36 posted on 10/14/2004 6:18:41 AM PDT by eeriegeno
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To: CMailBag

That's the way I heard it too - you know, be it resolved that the First of November will be known as "Useful Idiot Day" every Leap Year kind of thing.


37 posted on 10/14/2004 6:25:52 AM PDT by Let's Roll (For a guy who shirks his own job, Kerry sure is eager to tell others what they should do ...)
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To: dennisw

John Kerry's leadership - FOUR bills passed in 19 years. (4 resolutions as well)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1182739/posts

Complete voting record linked by Project Vote Smart at FR Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1240705/posts?page=1


38 posted on 10/14/2004 6:32:46 AM PDT by TomGuy (His VN crumbling, he says 'move on'. So now, John Kerry is running on Bob KerrEy's Senate record.)
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To: dennisw

IIRC, Carl Cameron, on FoxNews after the debate, confirmed to Brit that Kerry 'signatured'/sponsored 56 bills that passed both the House and Senate, but only 5 of those were signed into law by a President.

[So, Presidents pocket vetoed 51 of Kerry's bills.]


39 posted on 10/14/2004 6:35:39 AM PDT by TomGuy (His VN crumbling, he says 'move on'. So now, John Kerry is running on Bob KerrEy's Senate record.)
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To: ThomasMore
There isn't much that he does agree on when it comes to traditional Christianity. Objectively speaking, he is living in "mortal sin" as we Catholics call it.

Hi Thomas, long time no see!

I too detest people who have such a superficial level of supposed faith. Either you are Catholic/Reformed/Lutheran/whatever or you are not. You can't split the two.

Don't act like one of the elect if you aren't.

(Hope you are well) GC

40 posted on 10/14/2004 6:36:19 AM PDT by Gamecock
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