[From Republican National Committee headquarters came the inevitable rebuttal: flip-flop.] It is doubtful, ... that those who follow John Kerry are surprised that his latest of numerous attempts to deliver a cohesive message on Iraq does anything but. |
[Republican strategists chortle at the Democrats' inability to fashion a coherent message on the war. The Republican National Committee on Friday released a series of contrasting Democratic statements on troop withdrawals.] Instead of attacking our president's resolve, ... Democrats might want to focus on the debate within their own party. |
Al Gore's incessant need to insert himself in the headline of the day is almost as glaring as his lack of understanding of the threats facing America. |
As it stands, this is what we are returning. |
At this point, there is nothing to indicate that contributions from those individual donors represents anything other than enthusiastic support for the [Bush-Cheney] re-election campaign. |
By launching bitter, partisan attacks that ignore problems in his own backyard, Sen. Reid is emblematic of a minority party that is long on anger and short on substance. |
Chairman Dean's outrageous comparison today between the United States and Iran is reckless and wrong. By equating the United States of America to an oppressive regime that promotes anti-Semitism, suppresses women and restricts free speech, Howard Dean continues to lower the bar for political discourse in this country. The question for Democrats is, do they stand beside their party chairman and his latest wild-eyed attack? |
Democrats will use any excuse to avoid offering the American people an actual agenda. They will go to great lengths to avoid talking about the substantive issues. |
Does Hillary Clinton really want to talk about health care? The American people were pretty clear in rejecting a program that would have cost hard-working taxpayers billions of dollars. |
From his calls for retreat and defeat in Iraq to censuring the president, the senator is more consumed with his own political future than national security. |
Harry Reid's accusation that President Bush is playing politics with national security may earn him the title of hypocrite in chief. |
Harry Reid's accusation that President Bush is playing politics with national security may earn him the title of hypocrite-in-chief. |
I think the American people understand the threat we still face. |
If Howard Dean's party wants to wage their campaign on angry attacks, that's their prerogative. President Bush and Republicans are going to instead act, and offer the American people solutions that will strengthen our economy and keep us safe. |
It seemed to be a speech more appropriate for a political hack than a presidential candidate by someone who clearly fails to recognize leadership. It was a contradiction within a contradiction. |