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Friday, March 05, 2004
So somehow it is exploitative for the President of the United States to believe that the seminal event, September 11, of the defining struggle of our time, the war on terror, is an important issue in the upcoming election. In a time when, supposedly, people want "positive" campaigns, the Bush ads, which talk about him and not his opponent, are assailed as inappropriate. Somehow, the President is supposed to campaign on his record of wartime leadership without mention of the war or why we fight.
With the most brazen display of chutzpah, Democrats have urged the campaign to be run on "the issues" and avoid "negative campaigning." Nobody knows what John Kerry's policy stances are because he takes all sides of all issues and, rather than putting a stake in the ground and declaring his beliefs, his entire campaign has been based on attacks against the President. While Kerry warns about the "Republican attack machine," it is he who has done nothing but hurl vitriol bordering on irresponsibility. There has been no attempt to debate issues. Instead, the Democrats have dispatched their media lackeys to consume news cycles with non-stories about National Guard service (despite the President's clear fulfillment of his obligations and receipt of an honorable discharge) and advertisements.
It makes all the sense in the world for Kerry to want to change the subject. The taglines of the Bush ads are "Steady Leadership," which contrast mightily with Kerry's inability to take a position and defend it. While President Bush has made it his primary mission to protect us from evil and his presidency was re-defined by September 11, Kerry can launch verbal rockets with impunity. Kerry has no alternative plan for the war on terror except to hand over the keys to the UN and our "allies." But, as revelations of Russian help on Iraqi long-range missiles shows, multilateralism has risks and binding us to the vetos of other nations is a ludicrous surrendur of sovereignty and security.
As with every other issue, Kerry aims to have it both ways. His constant invocations of Vietnam are not politicizing war, but Bush's ads are. He believes his votes against major defense systems should not be judged as a prism into his leanings on national security. This goes hand-in-hand with his flip-flops on every major issue, and it underscores Kerry's weakness as an indecisive pol. For an office requiring leadership, Kerry has never demonstrated an ability even to lead himself.
3/05/2004 01:32:00 PM
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