Posted on 10/14/2004 4:34:59 AM PDT by dennisw
This is very important since Kerry flat out lied during the debate and claimed he got 56 bills passed in his Senate career. Fact is he was lazy and chasing skirts before getting hitched to Teresa, or was it the other way around?
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During the debate, Bush campaign spokesman Steve Schmidt sent out an "Urgent Alert" to reporters that read, complete with weird capitalization: "John Kerry's statement that he passed 56 bills during his 20 years in the senate is a complete and utter falsehood. Kerry passed five bills and four resolutions." In Spin Alley after the debate was over, Bush campaign communications director Nicolle Devenish called Kerry's comment about the number of bills he authored his "Al Gore moment." But when Schmidt asserts that Kerry passed only five bills and four resolutions, he means bills that passed both houses of Congress and were signed into law. The Bush campaign's own "Breaking Debate Fact" e-mailed during the debate says that Kerry was the lead sponsor of 31 bills, 122 amendments, and 28 resolutions that passed the Senate.
I see and hear a lot about T. Heinz. What ever happened to his first wife?
I thought they said that of the 5 bills passed, 4 of the 5 were resolutions.
He divorced her
The canidates know that, the biased media knows that, we know that. The problem is Joe Voter hasn't bothered to get off his couch to check the numbers himself.
She got sick and he dumped her - and his daughter tried to claim he is warm and loving...
frankly, i say that if all of congress passed only 5 bills in 20 years that we might be better off... no reason for the frenchlooking candidate to be prez, though
I don't really love this line of attack... most of the time we're better off when the legislature does nothing. I think hammering his non-attendance at intelligence briefings, or his staunch participation in the unconstitutional filibustering of judicial nominations - knowingly acting to prevent the Senate from being able to fulfill its Constutional duty - are much better angles.
True in theory. But good legislation is good legislation and it doesn't always expand federal government or pass redundant laws.
Bob Dole ran for President. I'll bet my boots he got a lot more bills, good bills, passed than John Kerry. Dole had a real record of leadership and accomplishment in his Senate years.
You're right 5 passed, 4 of which were resolutions.
I couldn't agree more. What Kerry's lack of activity says to me, however, and I think this is borne out by his actions generally, is that he does not like to be bothered showing up to work. Fine for a member of Congress, not fine for the President.
As a conservative, I must say that gridlock can be a very good thing.
This is really a testament to the types of legislation he either writes or endorses. So far out of the mainstream as to be shelved or rejected. What a legacy...FIVE PIECES OF LEGISLATION IN 20 YEARS!
Kerry was just misunderstood.
When the media lies, America dies. President Bush blew Kerry out of the water. Will we allow the media to do what they did during Viet Nam? It is time to take on this enemy - Big Time!
The liberal media is doing their best to downplay anything that makes Kerry look bad and exaggerating everything negative about President Bush. This is not new, just more intense. why should we believe a word they say?
I want the media to address Kerry's lies - they never will.
This is the one thing that Kerry has against him. He has no credibility and it would be a real shame for this country to suffer more of the Clinton like people.
John Kerry in the Senate: "The Man Who Wasn't There" Yesterday on ABC's World News Tonight, John Kerry attempted to refute the notion that he has a thin record in the United States Senate, stating, "I've introduced many pieces of legislation that are the law of the land today…" The reality is that during his 19 years in the United States Senate, only five bills and four resolutions John Kerry has been a lead sponsor on have become laws. These bills and resolutions are listed below, following a quote from Dick Morris on Kerry's meager Senate record during the Clinton years.
Kerry's Four Resolutions That Became Law:
Dick Morris: Kerry Is A "Back-Bencher." "Where did his 20 years in the Senate go? Oddly, his absence of biography confirms the impression I formed of him during my White House years: He's a back-bencher. I never can recall a single time that his name came up in any discussion of White House strategy on anything. He was the man who wasn't there." (Dick Morris, "The Bagel Candidacy," The New York Post, 7/30/04)
Kerry's Five Bills That Became Law:
She ran outta money?
Doesn't it need to go through the House first?
I can't imagine this asshole as president!
He seems to disagree with the Catholic Church's position on divorce as well as abortion and stem cell research.
His cafeteria Catholic tray is looking pretty empty.
TY...I stand corrected. ;^)
No matter how we see it; this is a pathetic record.
Pathetic legislative record for sure. I lived there. He was a a womanizer before he hooked Teresa. He gave the Senate short shrift. He's a bum.
She came to her senses....
There isn't much that he does agree on when it comes to traditional Christianity. Objectively speaking, he is living in "mortal sin" as we Catholics call it. In other words, he is dead in his sin; cut off from the living grace of God through his own self-serving behavior and perverted desires.
It really irks me when he reverts to his "cathilic faith" as the basis for anything: as if the Faith was of any import to him. I pray for his conversion of heart and leave him to the mercy of God. But, IMHO, I think his bishop should "... deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.[1 Cor 5:5]" (excommunication)
MINUTIAE!!!!
This is beyond pathetic! He should have been given the boot long long ago.
Deacon Francis
I know this is perverse, but if all senators managed to be this "unproductive" wouldn't we all be better off? Especially if this yaboo is the most left wing senator, why would we have wanted him to be championing all sorts of "legislation"?
Thanks for the revision. It was 4 resolutions and 1 bill. Not a great record for 20 years of service.
actually they were talking the other day on here that he divorced her and only recently got an annulment so the church would accept Teresa as his wife. Now I think that's what I heard. If not, can someone correct this? But that would go along with his need to cleanse records and get prepared to run for president.
Inadvertent mistake, of course!!
What really gets me irate is that the dimwit media will NOT report that Kerry lied when he said '56 bills?' They are quick to report that GWB supposedly lied to the American people about WMD BUT they give Kerry a pass on every lie he tells!!!!
That's the way I heard it too - you know, be it resolved that the First of November will be known as "Useful Idiot Day" every Leap Year kind of thing.
John Kerry's leadership - FOUR bills passed in 19 years. (4 resolutions as well)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1182739/posts
Complete voting record linked by Project Vote Smart at FR Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1240705/posts?page=1
IIRC, Carl Cameron, on FoxNews after the debate, confirmed to Brit that Kerry 'signatured'/sponsored 56 bills that passed both the House and Senate, but only 5 of those were signed into law by a President.
[So, Presidents pocket vetoed 51 of Kerry's bills.]
Hi Thomas, long time no see!
I too detest people who have such a superficial level of supposed faith. Either you are Catholic/Reformed/Lutheran/whatever or you are not. You can't split the two.
Don't act like one of the elect if you aren't.
(Hope you are well) GC
Look at the dates. That guy must have been windsurfing and snowboarding allot:
bill 1999
bill 1994
bill 1994
bill 1991
bill 1987
res 1992
res 1992
res 1991
res 1989
Kerry didn't accomplish much during
1988
1990
1993
1995
1996
1997
1998
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Hi GC!
I am very well, thank you. Busy with my ministry and family and getting pumped for the coming election. Go Bush!
Hope all is well with you and yours!
Take Care,
Deacon Francis
I think he was divorced in 1988 but do not know when he got the annulment. The annulment might be like his military record it is kept secret probably for good cause to him. I suspect it may be as false as the military record.
America will get what it deserves and if good people dont vote,wo be to America.
They have to pass the budget and they can provide for the relief of individual citizens. That should be about the extent of it.
bookmarking
Kerry retorted that the Senate has passed 56 bills that he wrote. http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/9283181p-10187989c.html
This is your best answer, from the John Kerry website. It's an instant response to last night's debate.
57 bills and resolutions John Kerry has sponsored over the years have passed the U.S. Senate. Countless others have been improved because of his work, including the Clean Air Act, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the COPS program.
http://blog.johnkerry.com/rapidresponse/archives/003473.html#more
Notice the sly wording, how Kerry's 57 bills and resolutions passed the US Senate. Only got past the US Senate and no further is my conclusion. However this 57 most likely includes the 9 the Republicans mentioned, that made it past the House and got signed by the President into law. So the Kerry breakdown is probably:
9 John Kerry bills and resolutions got signed into law
48 John Kerry bills and resolutions got passed by the US Senate and got no further. IOW they were duds.
To be fair, Kerry doesn't show up much for his Senate work. It's just not that easy passing a lot of bills and resolutions when you're not there.
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