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DUKAKIS WATCH – DAY 3Have You Seen This Man?_____________________________________________ JOHN KERRY: MICHAEL DUKAKIS’LT. GOVERNOR (1983-1984) Kerry Advocated Massive Defense Cuts As. Lt. GovernorIn 1982 Campaign For Lt. Governor, Said Federal Government Spent Too Much On Defense. “[Dukakis-Kerry] will be leaders in the fight against Reaganomics - against … a record $1.6 trillion increase in defense spending coupled with record cuts in domestic social programs …” (Dukakis For Governor Committee, “Economic Prosperity And Jobs For Our People,” Campaign Literature, 1982)In 1983, Implied Defense Spending Does Not Create Jobs And Should Not Be Priority. “[T]he President’s priorities and ours do not match....

DUKAKIS WATCH – DAY 2Have You Seen This Man?________________________________________ JOHN KERRY: MICHAEL DUKAKIS' LT. GOVERNOR (1983-1984) Kerry Wrong On Taxes & Spending As Lt. GovernorIn 1983 Letter, Kerry Said Federal Government Didn't Need To Cut Taxes. "We don't need enormous tax breaks for the wealthy …" (Lt. Gov. John F. Kerry, Letter To Paul Mann, 4/83)Kerry Called 1981 Tax Cut, Which Reduced Top Rate To 50 Percent, "Misguided." "Our offices of Federal/State Relations has been studying [President Reagan's FY 1985 budget] … Based on these preliminary findings, we can report that the President's proposals once again ask our state to...

DUKAKIS WATCH – DAY 1Have You Seen This Man?________________________________________ JOHN KERRY: MICHAEL DUKAKIS’ LT. GOVERNOR (1983-1984)Daschle Suggests Kerry Campaign Slogan: “Vote For The Tall Dukakis.” “At the recent Gridiron Dinner, Senate Majority Leader Thomas A. Daschle (D-S.D.) … said of his Senate colleague from Massachusetts, according to our source, ‘…I wonder about his new campaign slogan: “Vote for the tall Dukakis.”’” (Al Kamen, “The Once And Future Mrs. Reich,” The Washington Post, 3/18/02)Dukakis Was Seen As More Moderate Than Kerry. “After a failed congressional bid, law school, and a stint as an assistant district attorney, [Kerry] was elected in 1982...