"If we make the wrong choice, then the danger is we'll get hit again and we'll be hit in a way that'll be devastating from the standpoint of the United States, and we'll fall back into the pre-9/11 mind set that these terrorist attacks are criminal attacks and we're not really at war," said Dick Cheney. (9/8/2004)

"Dick Cheney's scare tactics crossed the line today. Protecting America from "vicious terrorists" is not a partisan issue, and Cheney and Bush ought to know that,” John Edwards said. (9/8/2004)

"By now, there are many of us loyal Democrats who feel uncomfortable in seeing that you have chosen the rich over the poor, unilateral pre-emptive war over a strong nation united with others for peace, lies and obfuscation over the truth and the political technique of character assassination as a way to win elections or to garner a few moments of applause," Jimmy Carter wrote to Zell Miller. (9/8/2004)

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BUSH BEAT

Bush’s National Guard

The National media has decided that President Bush’s service in the National Guard needs greater coverage. The Boston Globe leads the way with 1,500 words on how Bush failed to live up to his commitments in the Guard.

A new group founded by a veteran Texas Democratic operative will announce today a television ad campaign reprising charges that President Bush failed to perform his service in the Texas Air National Guard while on temporary assignment in Alabama.

Texans for Truth was founded last month by Glenn Smith, a longtime Texas Democratic operative who ran gubernatorial campaigns for Ann Richards in 1990 and Tony Sanchez in 2002.

The Defense Department has released newly found records concerning Bush’s service in the guard that is covered by the Associated Press.

The Sixty Minutes TV program will cover how a Texas legislator says he pulled strings to get Bush in the Texas National Guard.

Last but not least, Kitty Kelley’s new book says Bush was too in attendance at the guard - snorting cocaine.

 Just POlitics

Book lacks credibility

Newsweek Editor Mark Whitaker said his magazine was given an advance copy Kitty Kelly’s book, "Bush Family" for a possible story and passed. "We weren't comfortable with a lot of the reporting,” ... Whitaker is reported to have said.

NBC’s The Today Show plans to have Kelly on its program next week. The book states that Laura Bush was into a drug lifestyle.

Debating the debates

The Bush-Cheney campaign announced that its debate negotiation team will be led by James A. Baker III, who was Secretary of State under President George H.W. Bush. Baker headed the Bush campaign's Florida recount response in 2000 and is the current president's personal envoy on Iraqi debt resolution. The Republican team includes U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, and campaign advisers Karen Hughes and Mary Matalin.

The Washington Post is reporting that the Bush campaign has problems with the format of Washington University in the St. Louis debate. Gallup is to screen participants who are supposedly undecided from the St. Louis area. The format for the debate would be a town hall event with the undecided participants asking questions. Bush campaign objects to the ability to judge if the participants are really undecided.

The Bush campaign is expected to accept the first domestic policy debate at the University of Miami in Coral Gables on Sept. 30 and the foreign policy debate at Arizona State University in Tempe on Oct. 13. The campaign also plans to participate in a vice presidential debate Oct. 5 at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

The Democratic team is led by Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.

Kerry: Iraq War $$ wrong

Kerry said that the War on terrorism in Iraq is not only the wrong war but that the $200 billion spent on the war would have been better spent in America. Kerry has continued for two days of attacks on the Iraq War being a bad policy choice.

While the suggestion was to make the economy the new center piece of the Kerry campaign, the campaign has continued to speak out against the Iraq War against terrorism.

Swing voters

The Washington Times Inside the Beltway column offered this gem regarding swing voters:

We caught up yesterday with political pollster Frank Luntz, who's been keeping busy conducting election focus groups on MSNBC, and got his take on the swing vote and what President Bush will need to do to maintain his post-convention bounce until Election Day.

"Six things," Mr. Luntz replied.

1. Focus on 9/11. Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry can talk about leadership in times of crisis, but only President Bush can actually show it. Moreover, the events of 9/11 help explain the deficit, the jobs picture, and the need for continued investment in national security.

2. Emphasize that nothing is more important than national security. Without national security, you can't have personal security, economic security or financial freedom.

3. The two most important words when describing John Kerry: flip-flop. It's a believable charge and undercuts his credibility greatly. Swing voters want a leader with consistency, and the flip-flop charge is hard for Mr. Kerry to refute. Better yet, use his own words to prove the charge.

4. Tax simplification and lawsuit-abuse reform are important domestic priorities that should be talked about often between now and Election Day. Better yet, link the two to a better economy and more jobs.

5. Put former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger together on a plane and send them to campaign in swing states with swing voters.

6. Focus on the future rather than on the past. Swing voters are more interested in what Mr. Bush (and Mr. Kerry) plan to do than what they have done.