Bush on National Sales Tax
President Bush was asked by a Florida man about a national sales tax.
Bush responded:
"He's talking about getting rid of the current tax system and
replacing it with a national sales tax," Bush told his audience. "It's
an interesting idea. You know, I'm not exactly sure how big the
national sales tax is going to have to be, but it's the kind of
interesting idea that we ought to explore seriously."
The White House issued a clarification following Bush’s comments: "The
president has always believed in lower taxes and a simpler, fairer tax
code," White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. "There's nothing
more to announce at this time."
The
Associated Press reported:
Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Calif., chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee, told reporters in a conference call arranged by the
Bush-Cheney campaign that he favored looking at "well-thought-out
alternate tax structures" and that his tax-writing panel planned to do
so.
"We have one of the more regressive tax structures in the world today
that basically is a 19th century concept," he said.
But, he added, "We should get that revenue from people in the least
destructive way possible."
Help John Kerry do a ‘180’!
It’s hard to believe that flip-flopper John Kerry would have trouble
doing a “180” on any important issue, but he’s really struggling with
this one.
Here’s John Kerry’s problem:
John Kerry’s fellow Vietnam Navy swift boat veterans say he is lying
about his Vietnam experiences. They say Kerry’s lies got him enough
purple heart medals to get him a quick trip home from Vietnam. How do
they know John is lying? Because they were there -- at the very scenes
John is lying about.
Kamp Kerry and the DNC say Kerry’s fellow Vietnam Navy swift boat
veterans are the ones who are lying. And -- in an astonishing,
out-of-character display of ‘that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it,’
– John Kerry has come squarely down on only ONE side of an issue.
It’s amazing.
If ever John Kerry needed to do a ‘180,’ it’s NOW.
Here’s John Kerry’s solution:
We need to help John Kerry out. We need to join forces and help him do
a 180, as in Standard Form 180 – the form used to authorize the
release of military records. Let’s send John Kerry his 180.
All he has to do is sign it and his records will be released, quickly
showing who is lying and who is telling the truth.
Here is the URL (webpage) to the
PDF file:
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/standard_form_180.pdf
Go to the webpage, print it out, and mail it to John Kerry at his
campaign headquarters:
Sen. John Kerry
c/o Kerry-Edwards
2004
P.O. Box 34640
Washington, DC 20043
C’mon... let’s help John Kerry do a 180!
Arizona’s winds
President Bush campaigned in Arizona, pointing out that Sen. John
Kerry is flip-flopping on the Healthy Forests Restoration Act. Bush
pointed out that when the president signed it into law Kerry
criticized that act. Now, Kerry says he supports parts of the law as
he campaigns in the West.
The Act seeks to speed up the harvesting of trees on 20 million acres
of federal forest land most at risk to wildfires. Congress passed the
legislation after huge fires out west destroyed immense areas of
forest and homes.
"I guess it's not only the wildfires that shift with the wind," Bush
told cheering supporters.
Kerry: Bush desperate
The Kerry campaign accused Bush of being desperate in discussing 9-11
in Bush’s new TV ad.
"This is Bush's idea of an optimistic campaign?" Kerry campaign
spokesman Chad Clanton said. "The president has his back against the
wall, so now he invokes September 11 in his ads."
"If you ever wanted proof that the Bush campaign has reached the point
of desperation, now we have it," Clanton said.
This is after Kerry accused Bush of acting to slow when reading to
school kids and learning that America was under attack.
"We cannot hesitate; we cannot yield; we must do everything in our
power to bring an enemy to justice before they hurt us again," Bush
states in the ad.
The exchange between Kerry and Bush on 9-11 went back and forth for
most of yesterday. Bush delivered harsh words on Kerry’s promise to
withdraw troops from Iraq.
"He [Kerry]said he is going to substantially reduce the number of
troops six months after he's the president," Bush said. "Listen, we
all want the mission to be completed as quickly as possible — but we
want the mission to be completed.
"Secondly, the mission is not going to be completed as quickly as
possible if the enemy thinks that we're going to be removing a
substantial number of troops in six months.
"Thirdly, the people that should be making recommendations as to
whether or not the mission is nearly completed, so that we can relieve
troops, are the commanders on the ground," he added. "I know what I'm
doing when it comes to winning this war and I'm not going to be
sending mixed signals."
The Kerry campaign countered.
"One thing we know for sure is that the troops are going to be in Iraq
for a lot longer under George Bush than they will be with John Kerry
as president," Kerry spokesman Phil Singer said.
"Eighteen months into this war, George Bush has yet to produce a plan
to win the peace, the military is overextended, and America is less
respected in the world."
Edwards: a friendly lawyer?
The
Boston Globe reports on how the Kerry campaign is trying to
create a more favorable image of lawyer John Edwards to doctors:
Behind the campaign's effort to recast Edwards lies a fear that
doctors' anger over his trial-lawyer image could deprive the
Democratic ticket of support from a medical constituency that is very
much in play in this election. Polling data from recent elections show
that doctors, who traditionally vote Republican, are moving toward
Democrats because of concerns over health-care issues, including a
patient bill of rights.
But Edwards's career presents a stumbling block. And while doctors
have taken notice of Edwards's change in tone, many say they remain
skeptical, especially because Edwards was among the Democrats who
blocked a vote on changes in medical malpractice rules, often referred
to as tort reform, in the Senate last summer.
Schwarzenegger campaigning for Bush
Patricia Clarey, Governor Schwarzenegger’s chief of staff, told the LA
Times that her boss may be campaigning outside of California for
President Bush’s reelection.
"The governor has said that whenever [President Bush] comes to
California he'll campaign for him," Clarey said. "And at the end of
the campaign, if they feel they have a need where we can help them,
then we'll try to find the time to do it."
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