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The last few months I've seen an increasing trend for FReepers to start going for each others jugular. Sometimes we forget (I've certainly done it myself) that in the grand scheme of things, we are on the same team. We may disagree on priorities or how far we are willing to go, but we have enough enemy in the left without creating more amongst ourselves. We can disagree but be civil to each other. We can debate nuance, but not believe that our personal positions are more important than the health of the whole. Let's argue vigorously but remind ourselves...

Thursday, May 13, 2004Kerry’s Hindsight Is Badly Flawed KERRY’S HINDSIGHT IS BADLY FLAWED _______________________________________________________________KERRY’S OPINION: “‘When Bill Clinton left office, not one young American was dying in war anywhere in this world,’ Kerry said.”  (David Hammer, “Kerry Invokes Clinton's Name, Says Arkansas Can Be Won,” The Associated Press, 5/13/04)RNC CHAIRMAN ED GILLESPIE: “Even with the benefit of hindsight, John Kerry does not recognize the attack on the World Trade Center in 1993, the Khobar Towers bombing, the bombings of our Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the attack on the USS Cole as acts of war waged against us.  He...

For Immediate Release March 17, 2003 RNC Chairman Racicot Decries Daschle's Eve of War Attack on President WASHINGTON - Marc Racicot, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), today issued the following statement in response to Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD), who on the eve of war attempted to gain partisan advantage by blaming President Bush for potential war casualties: “As President Bush, our Commander in Chief, addresses the grave and serious threats we face at home and abroad, it is disheartening and shameful for Senator Daschle, who has previously advocated and authorized the use of force in Iraq,...

RNC Research -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BLAME AMERICA FIRST? ON THE EVE OF WAR, DASCHLE TRIES TO GAIN PARTISAN ADVANTAGE With American Troops Poised To Fight, Daschle Blames Potential War Casualties On President Bush __________________________________________________________________________________________________ SENATOR TOM DASCHLE: “I’m Saddened, Saddened That This President Failed So Miserably At Diplomacy That We’re Now Forced To War. Saddened That We Have To Give Up One Life Because This President Couldn’t Create The Kind Of Diplomatic Effort That Was So Critical For Our Country.” (Senator Tom Daschle, Remarks At International Association Of Firefighters Conference, 3/17/03) __________________________________________________________________________________________________ BEFORE LAST NOVEMBER’S ELECTION, DASCHLE SUPPORTED USE OF FORCE IN...