Republicans Assail Kerry at Convention

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040831/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_convention_rdp&cid=694&ncid=716

Republicans belittled Democratic Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites) as a shift-in-the-wind campaigner unworthy of the White House on Monday, opening their national convention four miles from Ground Zero of America's worst terrorist attack. "We need George Bush (news - web sites) more than ever," said former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

"We need a leader with the experience to make the tough decisions and the resolve to stick with them," added Arizona Sen. John McCain on a night that repeatedly stirred painful memories of the terrorist strike — and the president's response to the defining moment of his term.

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But as the Republican National Convention headed for Tuesday's session at Madison Square Garden under extremely heavy security, Bush supporters scrambled to explain the president's day-old comments that the war against terror could not be won.

Democrats pounced on those remarks in hopes of stealing some convention-week spotlight from Republicans. Asked by reporters whether the war on terror could be won, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry replied, "Absolutely."

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1. "We need a leader with the experience to make the tough decisions

and the resolve to stick with them - whether they are prudent or not!"

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2. Rudy wanted a president who refused to read the Hart-Rudman terror report

If Bush had read and implemented the Hart-Rudman report on global terrorism when he received it in Jan. 2001, then 9-11 probably wouldn't have happened and Rudy wouldn't be as famous or his bank account as ENRICHED as it is right now.

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3. there they go talking about the issues again

not. Bash away.

They wouldn't know what an issue was if it crapped on their forehead.

Well, we knew this would be a relentless Kerry bashfest. If we can survive the next three days without going postal we'll be ahead of the game.

I think they are going to hurt themselves with this strategy. It reinforces their own brainless asswipe base, but it really shows their true colors too.

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4. Kerry saying the so called war on terror can be won is a mistake, IMO

It's absolutely unwinnable. Rather than claiming it can be won, he should be nailing BushCo for starting it in the first place.

The more Kerry talks, the more I wish I wasn't forced to vote for him.