Bush aide foresees early lead for Kerry -July's convention may push Demo to 55-40 edge, he says

Deseret News ^ | 7/6/04 | Ken Herman

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As I said in an earlier post, there are plenty of good justications for the war, but too many of them, like the al-Qaeda/Hussein connection, cannot be plainly demonstrated in unambiguous, open language, which is a severe problem for a leader who needs to openly rally a vast and diverse electorate around his war aims.

Personally, I would rather have a President who protects our country when its in danger rather than someone who becomes paralyzed into inaction because they cannot find a document that "plainly demonstrates in unambigious, open language" the connection between clandestine terrorist groups.

Iraq harbored numerous known terrorists, some of whom were wanted by America and other countries for past atttacks.

Iraq also supplied scientists and other assets to various programs ongoing in other countries, such as Libya, which has just come clean with its past intentions while turning over vast amounts of evidence to British and American authorities.

Would you prefer to have waited for a nuclear bomb blast in Atlanta or a sarin gas attack in Chicago before we acted??

[The Wizard]

I don't believe that the bathroom boys are going to pull ahead......johnboy is not ready for president, and Kerry's choice is a poor one

[Constitutional Patriot]

"Reminds me of the press release that went out just before 2002 elections saying that the party of the White House usually loses seats during midterm elections, so don't get your hopes up."

Good point D53...and if I remember correctly, the RNC blew the DNC out of the water. Hmmm...I'm sure that all of those voters are going to turn their backs on W and put a couple of left wing idiots in the White House.

[Edit35]

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.

In other words, TIME TO UNFURL THE BANKROLL and start the media blitz, TV and radio, demonstrating all the wimpy votes and statements by John-Boy and the Silk Pony (edwards) over the past two years.

Start with showing Opie's (yep-edwards) vote refusing to fund our soldiers in Iraq ---- and JohnBoy's multiple votes to cut CIA funding in the critical 1990s when 90-percent of the 9/11 attacks were being planned and financed.

[potlatch]

[Defender2]

#25. Thanks very much for the post, links and ping!!!!:-)

[NittanyLion]

The truth is always a stance on firm ground. Only lunatics, the truly misguided and party apparatchiks would claim that Iraq did not posess WMD, WMD programs and ties to Al Qa'ida in the march to the Iraq Theatre. I'm hoping you don't fall into any of those categories NL.

I believe they did have WMDs. But the people I talk to want to see tangible evidence to be convinced rather than a series of logical assumptions (and these are pretty independent-minded, reasonable swing voters).

[NittanyLion]

Personally, I would rather have a President who protects our country when its in danger rather than someone who becomes paralyzed into inaction because they cannot find a document that "plainly demonstrates in unambigious, open language" the connection between clandestine terrorist groups.

I would too. But then again I suspect you and I understand the subtleties of Al Qaeda/Iraq ties rather better than the average American. Those are the folks who must be persuaded, and I'm not convinced that the Administration can easily do so in the absence of hard, incontrovertible and tangible proof.

[Reader of news]

Karl Rove's electoral strategy will work. After the GOP convention, President Bush will lead the polls and in November he will improve what he got in 2000.