[PhiKapMom]

Feels great to be seeing the offensive from Bush-Cheney '04, RNC, and everyone else! Kerry is not going to know what hit him before this is all over!

[doug from upland]

We took it from them for months. We truly are at war --- with both al Qaeda and the RATS. We must defeat both.

[Rightone]

Good.

[Reagan Man]

President Bush's re-election campaign has kept Sen. John Kerry on the defensive for days by employing an aggressive communications strategy that was largely absent just weeks ago.

Good! Let's hope they don't run out of either cash or stamina. Both are needed in abundance for the next 7-1/2 months.

[Lando Lincoln]

kat.............you are one of the best!

Lando

[BradyLS]

C'mon. Senator John "Freeze Mizer" Kerry has met with such prestigious personages as Governor Howard "Heat Mizer" Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Claus, Mother Nature, numerous elfin dignataries and labor union officials from the North Pole, and the greatest goodwill ambassador of all time: Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer!

[Fledermaus]

I keep loving this false "conventional wisdom" that Bush is "finally" responding.

Bush planned on responding on his timetable, not that of the press. He only let loose, as they planned, once a Dem nominee was clear. Even two weeks ago Bush didn't even say, "Sen. Kerry" and instead gave that speech on the Dems running that were left and mentioned, "and that's just the Sen. from Massachusetts".

So now that Kerry is the obvious nominee, they opened up their offensive game plan...not a defensive game the press wants to claim is happening.

[John Lenin]

You're going to see us continue to be more aggressive," said a senior Bush campaign official. "I mean, everywhere Kerry goes, he's not only rebutted, but 'pre-butted.'"

Yea baby, bring it on!

[Saundra Duffy]

Go, GWB!

[Just mythoughts]

There is no one in the lying crooked liberal party that can speak in a "clear still quiet voice" like Vice President Cheney.

To hear JFKerry speak after listening to Vice President Cheney was like hearing a voice of "dark" despair filled with bitterness and hate. Not one bit inspiring.

[goldstategop]

The point is that it feels good to go over on the offensive. Baron John F. Munchausen still can't tell the American people what foreign leaders he's met and he took the cowardly way out by mentioning he voted both FOR and AGAINST $87 billion worth of assistance to our troops in Iraq. Let's face it, the Democrats' new presidential aspirant does not have the qualities needed to lead America during a dangerous time in her history.

[nutmeg]

ping!

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[NRA2BFree]

Kerry has flip flopped so much on issues that he can't even remember from day to day what his own stance is. He's confused, but nothing like he's going to be now that the grownups are in charge of the campaign. ;-)

[Nick Danger]

Well, this is the Washington Times. I assume that when the same story appears in the Post, it will titled something like "Republican Attack Machine Goes Into Overdrive," and it will talk about how the noble and elegant Senator Kerry — the next President of the United States! — is dishearted that those lying, crooked Republicans his honorable opponents have stooped so low.

[BigSkyFreeper]

It's refreshing to see Kerry playing defense for a change.

[Capriole]

Within the United States, he has had the chance to meet with only one foreign leader since the beginning of last year, according to a review of Mr. Kerry's travel records by The Washington Times.

And which foreign leader would that be? Who has visited here in the past year? Tony Blair? Ariel Sharon? Vicente Fox? Vlad Putin? Who else? I can imagine the latter two musing that it might be nice to have the manipulable Kerry in office, but it's hard to envision Vicente Fox actually wanting such a thing since he is already able to make Bush dance to his tune. As for Putin--is it likely that he, an adult man, would say such an undiplomatic thing to such a foolish man? I think he is a better judge of character than that, even if he might wish Kerry to be the president.

And it is that which most bemuses me about Kerry's public confession. It's one thing for a little senator to speak nonsense; that's of no import, and the world pays no attention to something a minor political figure says. But Kerry is now in line to be the most powerful man in the world, and the world attends to what he says. A man who must lead the free peoples of the world should have some tact, discretion, self-control, and sense of diplomacy. He does not go around shooting his mouth off senselessly. George Bush, for all the accusations of bluster and unmeasured speech, has never once said anything inappropriate or undiplomatic. Kerry has regularly committed gaffes of this sort. This is not the behavior of a person of intelligence, a person suited to high office. The stress of a campaign is no excuse, since the stress of being president is much greater than the stress of campaigning.

I say this not as a Republican or Democrat (though of course I am a lifelong Republican) but as a political observer: I am now beginning to question Kerry's basic intelligence.

[Uncle Miltie]

When your enemy is intent on destroying himself (i.e. Democrat Primaries) do not interrupt him.

- Paraphrasing Sun Tzu

"Hold your fire until you see the whites of their eyes."

This day was coming, and the Bush team played it perfectly. The day Kerry became the presumptive nominee, the plan went into effect. Kerry may be destroyed by the end of March. You know there are hundreds of talking points lined up to spring a couple of real zingers every day from now 'til the election.

This is going to be fun. Pull up a chair and some popcorn!

[jcb8199]

And the Dems say "War Chest" like its a bad thing...of course, I guess it is (for them)...

[ezo4]

:o)

[SeeRushToldU_So]

Shock and Awe by Bush-Chenney.

I think President Bush has been misunderestimated again.......lol.