washingtonpost.com;"Ohio, -John F. Kerry lashed back at his Republican critics, denouncing the GOP convention for its "anger and distortions" and belittling Vice President Cheney for avoiding the military draft during the Vietnam War era. In his sharpest and most personal remarks yet, called Bush "unfit" to lead, saying he misled the country on the Iraq war and citing his failed record on jobs, health care and energy costs. "I'm not going to have my commitment to defend this country questioned by those who refused to serve when they could have and by those who have misled the nation into Iraq," Kerry thundered. More than 15,000 people attended the rally in front of a historic city building here. "I'm going to leave it up to the voters whether five deferments makes someone more qualified than two tours of duty," Kerry said. Cheney received a series of deferments from 1962 to 1966 for college and graduate school and then for having a child. "Let me tell you what I think makes someone unfit for duty," Kerry said. "Misleading our nation into war in Iraq makes you unfit to lead this nation. Doing nothing while this nation loses millions of jobs makes you unfit to lead this nation. Letting 45 million Americans go without health care makes you unfit to lead this nation. Letting the Saudi royal family control our energy costs makes you unfit to lead this nation. Handing out billions [in] government contracts without a bid to Halliburton while you're still on their payroll makes you unfit." "We're going to be very aggressive throughout the fall in painting the real picture of George Bush. We are going to remind voters of what George Bush said in 2000 and what he did." An ad that will run in Pennsylvania, for example, will say that Bush promised health care for seniors four years ago but that now millions remain without health insurance and drug prices are soaring. "It's time for a president who understands that a stronger America begins at home. It's time to stop rewarding companies for shipping jobs overseas. To get health care costs under control. And to end America's dependence on Middle East oil." America's heartland, but it's been hit hard. In the past four years, Ohio has lost 230,000 jobs. President Bush insists the economy is just fine. We know America can do better." "He's picked the side of the trial lawyer over doctors and patients," One ticks off Bush's agenda: "Lower health care costs. Allow small businesses to band together to get insurance rates big companies get. Tax-free health savings accounts [that] families own. Stop junk lawsuits against doctors and hospitals. . . . Every eligible child with health coverage." In another, the president touts "a fairer, simpler tax code" and promises to "strengthen Social Security." Kerry has run mainly positive spots for six months in the face of relentless negative advertising by Bush."
Okay Now we know what Bush promised,and we still are waiting to see...Sure it's 60-days from election-time and all of a sudden hes rushing to put things in place before November. If he felt these things he promised us was so important to promise them to us then he should of done all these things. Within the first 2-years of office, I feel. Rushing to put them in place like the Medicare progam and all of a sudden a push for, school-children & health-care for them. Is like, getting a cheesy throw together package deal from A. Used-Car-Salesmen...Makes me worried is this the best deal I can get?
And again I keep waiting to hear more on what Kerry is going to do for us. Beside tell us that he is going to do everything Bush-say.. But-BETTER ?
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