He was a liar and a fraud who lost the Presidency during wartime by only a few percentage points.
That keeps playing back through my head.
And the Fraulein of Fraud is waiting in the wings for 2008. She is the Master of Deception and has already been working on erasing fact and creating fiction about her record.
Be vigilant...
That keeps playing back through my head.
Bush had some big electoral liabilities (ho-hum economy, the war, lack of WMD's, the draft lie, high gas prices, etc.) which left him vulnerable enough to enable Kerry to come close. The fact that he turned in a poor 1st debate performance and is hardly the most well-spoken person didn't help, either.
Now, if the economy had been roaring, the war was hugely popular and going smooth as silk, there were WMD's found, low gas prices and no draft lie, Bush had the communication abilities of a Reagan, etc., and Kerry still managed to get this close, I'd be disturbed. But as things stood, I'm not.