Word: cheneyism
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Certainly, the Kerry campaign is playing short-handed right now. Kerry has to respond to criticism from both President George W. Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney, and the democratic candidate is at a decided disadvantage in fundraising as a one man show. The media’s focus on the War on Terror and the Sept. 11 Commission in recent weeks has also taken the spotlight off Kerry just as soon as he was getting into candidate mode...
Political timing can make or break an election. Howard Dean peaked too early in this year’s Democratic primaries, as did Al Gore in the last presidential election. The Bush-Cheney campaign has more than enough financial ammunition and media savvy to make a spring running-mate selection old news. So whether Kerry’s ace will be former primary foe John Edwards, Republican buddy John McCain, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson or anyone else, he should let the speculators speculate and the pundits wonder. The Kerry campaign may be craving more buzz in April...
...electorate, will likely limit the extent to which either Rice or Clarke's testimony alters the political landscape. Rice's calm, competent performance, has redeemed the administration somewhat. But calls for declassification of the August 6 briefing and questions over the duration and nature of the joint Bush-Cheney appearance before the commission will keep the fires of Democratic criticism over 9/11 burning for weeks to come...
...under oath and in public before the commission. But the White House’s insistence on the president and the vice president appearing together, is disheartening at best. We are confident that Bush would not willingly manufacture blatant lies and mouth them to the commission; yet with Dick Cheney by his side, Bush will be able to keep his story perfectly consistent with that of one of his closest advisers. One of the most important things the commission has to do in the coming months is compare testimony from top officials, look for discrepancies and finally assign some blame...
There is no way Bush appearing with Cheney will help the commission; it can only hurt the panel’s struggle to find the truth. We see little justification for joint testimony other than to allow the president and the vice president to avoid getting snared by their own half-truths and shifting stories. If President Bush were really tough on defense, he would be testifying alone like everyone else in an honest effort to aid the commission. But, for now, it looks like we’re stuck with the same old evasive tactics from this White House...