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...centrists—from the DLC to candidates such as Lieberman and Kerry??tell us they know what Repulicans want: a Bush-Dean showdown in ’04. Dartboard doesn’t dispute that Republican strategists such as Karl “Darth” Rove have not been subtle in expressing their desire for Dean to win the primary. But let’s be realistic: Karl Rove is a sly devil, a crafty political animal. If he really did want the Democrats to nominate Dean, would he be so careless...
Some may criticize the high costs of many of the proposed plans—Rep. Richard A. Gephardt’s projects the cost of his plan at $5.5 billion over ten years, while Sen. John F. Kerry??s proposal would cost even more, some $4 billion annually. But financial incentives that encourage students to go to college, however costly, would provide a needed and direct investment in human capital—enhancing the American economy with more-productive workers...
When asked his favorite book, Dean held up a copy of his own, Winning Back America, which he joked was selling for 20 percent off on amazon.com, compared to 40 percent off for Kerry??s book...
Steve Grossman, former chair of the Democratic National Committee and current chair of the Dean for America campaign, was on hand for the reception after making a speech earlier in the day. Other representatives included Cam Kerry, John F. Kerry??s brother, and officials from the campaigns of Joseph I. Lieberman, Wesley K. Clark, John D. Edwards and Richard A. Gephardt, respectively...
...Kerry??s opposition to the war in Vietnam was not based on the premise that our actions in Vietnam were evil or malicious. His primary mode of criticism was not that the government was trying to inflict misery on the Vietnamese population, nor was it that we had alienated ourselves from world opinion. Rather, as a courageous veteran of the war (he was awarded three purple hearts, a Bronze Star and a Silver Star) he criticized the Vietnam War because of the devastating effects it had on our men in uniform—the 58,000 deaths...