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Home Front: Politix

Democrats to Target Cheney

2004-04-26

Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and the Democratic Party will open a week-long assault on Vice President Cheney today in hopes that tarring him as promoting secrecy and controversial policies will erode confidence in President Bush. Cheney is less popular than Bush in polls, and Democratic strategists said they need to further inhibit the vice president's effectiveness as Bush's attack messenger.

I don't see it, Cheney doesn't have to be popular to get the attack out. The VP is always news.

Cheney is expected to deliver a major address in Missouri today charging that Kerry's record shows he would be unsuitable to serve as commander in chief in an era that requires an unwavering leader who can recognize gathering threats and is willing to speak out against them, even when that is difficult or unpopular. Aides said Cheney will say the president must set a clear and consistent foreign policy, and support a military strong enough to use decisive power as a last resort.

You'd think this would be in the basic skill set of a would-be president.

Kerry's campaign said he will focus first on Cheney's record as defense secretary under President George H.W. Bush, charging that Cheney proposed cuts to weapons critical to recent military operations. Bush's campaign replied that Cheney took his stands during the peace-dividend rollback of the military after the Soviet Union collapsed. On Wednesday, Kerry is to turn to White House efforts to prevent disclosure of records of an energy-policy task force led by Cheney. On Friday, Kerry plans to highlight Cheney's connections to the Halliburton Co., a major U.S. contractor in Iraq.

Bush aides said they considered it a victory to have Kerry campaigning against Cheney instead of Bush and talking about national security.

Karl Rove must be pleased.

Bush's campaign today will begin a heavy run of ads charging that Kerry "has repeatedly opposed weapons vital to winning the war on terror." For the first time, the campaign is customizing ads for specific swing states to highlight locally made systems or components Kerry has opposed. The campaign is also staging a two-week "Winning the War on Terror Tour," in which Republican officials and decorated veterans will appear at plants that make weapons Kerry has opposed.

Since he opposed everything that should be easy.

Posted by:Steve White

#7 Bill Clinton's book release late June, tour of every talkshow on earth for weeks to follow

snicker...poor Kerry ...everyone sing now...

it must have been cold there in my shaadoooww...

Posted by: B 2004-04-26 8:45:23 PM

#6 Snicker, Democrats are going to have a hard time getting their message out this summer. Just look at the calendar of upcoming events:

Scott Peterson trial - begins May 17.

Kobe Bryant trial - est start June after NBA.

Michael Jackson trial - sometime this summer or fall.

Bill Clinton's book release late June, tour of every talkshow on earth for weeks to follow.

DNC Convention - July 25 - 29.

RNC Convention and riot - Aug 29 - Sept 2.

Posted by: Steve 2004-04-26 4:01:50 PM

#5 Extra! Extra! Democrats to Attack Cheney! Halliburton Run By Satan! Extra! Extra!

Posted by: tu3031 2004-04-26 1:58:06 PM

#4 B, I like the Rice VP idea but she has said she has no interest in elected office. She wants to be NFL commissioner or something. I think its unlikely she'd be a VP candidate.

I think Rudi Guliani would be a better choice. Rudi has national name recognition. He's tough, yet compassionate. He'd be a nightmare for the Democrats to deal with.

Either way Cheney should step aside. I like him, but he has heart problems that ensure he will not be president in 2008, leaving the Republicans without the incumbant advantage.

Posted by: ruprecht 2004-04-26 11:15:41 AM

#3 Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and the Democratic Party will open a week-long assault on Vice President Cheney today in hopes that tarring him as promoting secrecy and controversial policies will erode confidence in President Bush.

Sorry boys, but Mr. Cheney's not GWB.

Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-26 10:07:29 AM

#2 good! - no offense intended to Cheney, but maybe Bush will replace him with Rice - which would assure his reelection and set her up to defeat Hillary next time around.

Posted by: B 2004-04-26 7:29:50 AM

#1 Ah, the WaPo on its daily journey of trying to destroy President Bush...
I love the headline..."to target" like it's a new, future thing.
The Dims have been targeting Cheney and Rumsfeld and Rice and Rove...ad infinitum for months now if not years!
Remember before 9/11 the LLL media called Bush Admin officials like Cheney "retreads?"
Then, right after 9/11, it was "Thank God Bush's Cabinet has such experienced professionals!"

Posted by: Jen 2004-04-26 1:04:09 AM

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