Posted on 10/21/2004 1:08:50 PM PDT by wide meadow
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards (search) accused the Bush administration on Thursday of ignoring problems ranging from scarce flu vaccine to the war in Iraq while officials campaign in battleground states and asked, "Who's minding the store?" Edwards, speaking in a high school gymnasium during a bus tour of eastern Iowa, cited national security adviser Condoleezza Rice (search), Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson (search) and Commerce Secretary Donald Evans (search) as examples of Bush officials who are campaigning while pressing issues remain unresolved. "There's a solution for this," Edwards said. "In America, that's called an election." Edwards focused on pocketbook issues, particularly jobs, in hopes of energizing Democratic voters in a state where the election is far too close to call. New statistics show the state's jobless rate rose from 4.5 percent in August to 4.7 percent in September, the third straight monthly increase. Edwards said Iowa has lost 25,900 jobs during President Bush's tenure. "George Bush is never going to make this better," Edwards said. "Again this month, unemployment went up, but they think all of this is a myth." Treasury Secretary John Snow characterized reports of net job losses under Bush a "myth" when visiting Ohio earlier this month. "George Bush and Dick Cheney are completely out of touch with what's happening in the real world," Edwards said.
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I think he inhaled too much hairspray the other day.
I think I dislike Edwards more than Kerry. He's such a sleaze!
Elizabutt rolled over on him again last night and squeezed out more of this chit.
This from a senator with one of the worst attendance records in the government? RIGGGHHHTTT....
He is awful, his wife is awful (how did those two get together anyway??
What a little punk! First there's his own Senate attendance record, then there's his apparent attitude that people are too stupid to pick up on the irony (dishonesty, demagoguery, take your pick) of his statement. The President may be out campaigning, but he's always the President wherever he is and whatever he's doing. God forbid the likes of Kerry and Edwards will ever have first-hand experience of a President's workday.
Oh I'm sure they'd love it if Bush/Cheney weren't out campaigning. How ridiculous - of course they aren't in Washington acting as though there is no election near. Sadly, there are people too stupid to see the irony/ridiculousness of Edwards' comment. What a travesty if Kerry and his ambulance-chasing buddy get there.
I was just about to respond to this post when I suddenly caught myself, realizing it was about Edwards. LOL Before or after anything is said or done, who could ever take this fellow seriously? This presidential election will be his 15 minutes of fame. LOL And then... back to the ambulance route.
When, out of curiosity, was the last time Edwards made a visit to Capitol Hill?
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