AP regarding Democrats: "Unity is striking"

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http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/12588904.htm

Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004, said in an interview: ``It's a summary of all that this administration is not in touch with and has faked and ducked and bobbed over the past four years. What you see here is a harvest of four years of complete avoidance of real problem solving and real governance in favor of spin and ideology.''

Unity is striking

The display of unity was striking for a party that has been adrift since Kerry's defeat, struggling to reach a consensus on issues ranging from the war in Iraq to the Supreme Court nomination of Judge John G. Roberts Jr.

The aggressiveness was evidence of what Republicans and Democrats said was the critical difference between the hurricane and the Sept. 11 attacks: Democrats appear able to question the administration's competence without opening themselves to attacks on their patriotism.

But the Democrats' aggressiveness is not without its risks. The White House has been seeking to minimize the criticisms of Bush by portraying them as partisan.

At a press briefing Wednesday, McClellan used the phrase ``blame game'' eight times as he tried to push back on criticism of the White House effort.

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1. Kicking and Nominating EOM

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2. kick

We need some unity!