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"The Iraqi people made history today and so did John Kerry with his unprecedented pessimism about today's progress in Iraq. Kerry revealed his cynicism when he complained that not enough of the money he voted against is being spent and that the contributions of NATO and our allies aren't 'real.'" -Steve Schmidt, Bush-Cheney '04 Spokesman Kerry Complains That Money He Voted Against Isn't Being Spent Kerry Claims Credit For Money He Voted Against. "It is absolutely stunning that of the $18 billion that we approved last year for the reconstruction of Iraq, only $400 million has been spent." (CNN’s...

A quarter century after his presidency, Jimmy Carter stays his course. The Real Jimmy Carter How Our Worst Ex-President Undermines American Foreign Policy, Coddles Dictators, and Created the Party of Clinton and Kerry by Steven F. Hayward Regnery, 272 pp., $27.95 DURING THE FUNERAL CEREMONIES for President Reagan, few people mentioned the fortieth president without paying tribute to the job he did in dispelling the national mood that he met at the start of his mission: the enervation and horror, the malaise and bad feeling, the gloom and despair. The person most representative of this mood was carefully not mentioned:...

Mayor Creighton and State Senator Coughlin Say John Kerry’s Doom and Gloom Economic Message Won’t Create Jobs in Ohio(title edited for length) CANTON, OH – Today, Canton Mayor Janet Creighton and state Sen. Kevin Coughlin released the following statement as of Sen. John Kerry’s travels through Canton, Ohio: “The people of Stark County and the rest of Ohio are not interested in John Kerry talking down the Ohio economy. Preaching pessimism to voters will not create a single job in Ohio, yet John Kerry continues to relentlessly heap negativity onto an economy that is recovering and creating jobs. “Ohioans want a...

ARLINGTON, VA -- Bush Cheney '04 today launched a new web video titled "Kerry's Coalition of the Wild-eyed."  The ad highlights the pessimism and rage of John Kerry and his fellow Democrats.A script of the web video is below.  To view the web video, please go to www.GeorgeWBush.com.Bush-Cheney '04 WEB VIDEOKerry's Coalition of the Wild-eyedGraphic:The Faces of John Kerry's Democratic Party The Coalition of the Wild-eyedVideo Clip of Gore:"How dare they drag the good name of the United States of America through the mud of Saddam Hussein's torture prison?"  (Al Gore, Remarks At New York University, 5/26/04)Video Clip of...

ARLINGTON, VA -- Technology venture capitalist Floyd Kvamme issued the following statement regarding John Kerry's visit to California: "John Kerry is bringing his pessimism and misery tour to California, complete with his high tech baggage. Kerry has never taken a leadership role on high tech issues during his time on the Senate Commerce Committee, but his votes on the Senate floor speak for themselves. Kerry has voted against lowering capital gains taxes at least fifteen times, rejected two proposals that would extend the research and development tax credit and voted to allow Internet taxation. "The technology industry has always needed...

WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) issued the following statement regarding John Kerry’s visit to California: "America's economy is on a tremendous upswing, with the fastest growth in nearly 20 years. California has 110,200 more jobs than a year ago, and our economy created 23,600 jobs last month alone. California's unemployment rate dropped to 6.2 percent in 2003, significantly less than the state’s average rate of 7.3 percent in the 1990s. The signs of California's economic growth are clear, but John Kerry is taking his pessimism and misery tour to our state tomorrow. Kerry's doom and gloom won't create...