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Originally posted by sgtclub
I don't kid myself about Bush's history. However, to his credit, he appears to be a different man since he quit drinking and became born again.
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Hmmm. But Kerry is the same guy he was thirty five years ago? Nothing has happened to change him or his life in the interim.
Despite Kerry's work as a prosecutor while Bush was not gainfully employed? Despite his work in Congress, while Bush was losing the money of his father's friends in failed oil ventures?
Either its all relevant or none of it is. But, I do think that the Kerry campaign is making a mistake by focusing on Vietnam service. They're obviously trying to blunt the standard "weak liberal" crapola the GOP throws around, and compare Kerry favorably to Bush, but that's not how I'd do it.
S_A_M
[P.S. This whole debate is premised on the hypothetical that the scurrilous charges against Kerry in the ad are true, which I still sincerely doubt.]
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