The President and the Straw Man

[ginnyinWI]

Kerry-related: we all know what they did during the campaign:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x705974

The JK part of the CBS article:

He told at least two audiences that some senators opposing him were "not interested in the security of the American people." In reality, Democrats balked not at creating the department, which Mr. Bush himself first opposed, but at letting agency workers go without the usual civil service protections.

Running for re-election against Senator John Kerry in 2004, Mr. Bush frequently used some version of this line to paint his Democratic opponent as weaker in the fight against terrorism: "My opponent and others believe this matter is a matter of intelligence and law enforcement."

The assertion was called a mischaracterization of Kerry's views even by a Republican, Senator John McCain.

Straw men have made more frequent appearances in recent months, often on national security, once Mr. Bush's strong suit with the public but at the center of some of his difficulties today. Under fire for a domestic eavesdropping program, a ports-management deal and the rising violence in Iraq, Mr. Bush now sees his approval ratings hovering around the lowest of his presidency.

[Dr Ron]

1. That's an AP article previously posted

The author has had a number of articles exposing GOP lies about Kerry or defending Bush. Now several right wing blogs are attacking her.

More in a couple of posts at The Democratic Daily:

http://blog.thedemocraticdaily.com/?p=2348