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Kennedy: âIraq is George Bushâs Vietnamâ...
Found via Drudge... After months of attacking President Bushâs policy on Iraq, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy turned his focus to domestic issues, saying the administration has misled the public about the economy, health care and education. ``As a result, this president has now created the largest credibility gap since Richard Nixon,ââ Kennedy said in a speech Monday at the Brookings Institution, a think tank. ``He has broken the basic bond of trust with the American people.ââ No.. I think Clintonâs Cigar has that honor..... The senator said the government has cut unemployment benefits, failed to pay for education overhaul and is spending $134 billion more than expected on a Medicare plan. Kennedy has been taking on Bush as one of the most fervent supporters of John Kerry, the Massachusetts senator who is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. The attack on the administrationâs domestic agenda comes after several high-profile speeches in which Kennedy called the war in Iraq a ``fraudââ and said the plan to oust Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was devised to help Republicans in the 2002 and 2004 elections. Uhhhh Ted... what the hell have you been drinking lately?? In the Brookings Speech, Kennedy branded Iraq as ``George Bushâs Vietnam,ââ but added that the military campaign diverted attention from ``the administrationâs deceptions here at home.ââ The pattern of deception and the administrationâs efforts to dismiss any critics, he said, has polarized and paralyzed Congress and is undermining the publicâs trust in government. ``Saying whatever it takes to prevail has become standard operating procedure in the Bush White House,ââ said Kennedy. ``In this administration, truth is the first casualty of policy.ââ Evidence? Oh thats right... this is a Kennedy.... I think Kennedy and Kerry are projecting ... Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-04-05 |
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