John Kerry on Bush’s American Legion Speech

[kerrygoddess]

John Kerry on Bush’s American Legion Speech: America Less Safe, More Divided Because of Failed Policies
August 31st, 2006 @ 5:19 pm

George W. Bush started up the spin machine today in a speech to the American Legion, in attempts to “rally the American people behind him on the Iraq war and national security.” In deep denial, Bush just doesn’t get that he’s not going to regain the support he once had. He’s squandered the trust and faith of the American people, by declaring, like a broken record that the U.S. must “stay the course” in Iraq.

Aware that he’s floudering pitifully in the polls, Bush once again “invoked the approaching anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks to rebut that view.” John Kerry issued the following response to Bush’s empty rhetoric today:

“America’s veterans and American troops don’t need misleading speeches, they need the President to finally tell it straight and finally change course in the civil war in Iraq. By any measure, five years after 9/11, America is less safe and more divided because of President Bush and Secretary Rumsfeld. Enough with slogans and staged speeches calculated to divide here at home while things get worse in Iraq, Afghanistan, and across the Middle East. No more rhetoric while Osama bin Laden is on the loose, homeland security is under funded and our borders are porous. No more speeches from an administration that has shortchanged our soldiers and allowed a $1 billion shortfall in our veterans’ health care budget. We need leadership that is better at destroying terrorists than it is at talking about terror for political gain.”

MORE & LINKS - http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=4047

[ProSense]

1. Excellent!

In other words, Bush and gang need to STFU, stop the reading is fundamental tour and start doing their jobs!

[wisteria]

2. I was beginning to wonder why we haven't heard anything in reburial

from Senator Kerry after Sec. Rumsfield's comments and President Bush's earlier today. This is a good approach from Senator Kerry. Now is not the time for a campaign, Iraq, terrorism and the Middle East are serious issues that require serious discussion.
The Senator's comments are quite good.

[ginnyinWI]

3. in a way, * is JK's political equal,

So he directs most of his fire toward him. Let others take care of Rummy--JK's called for his resignation enough times already--nuff said! But everyone should sign Sen. Boxer's vote of no confidence against Rummy next week.