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Originally posted by sgtclub
I'm waiting for Kerry to now apologize to Bush for stating that the Swiftees are "doing his dirty work."
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Don't hold your breath.
This is probably as good as anyone will get from Bush (and, frankly, I feel spent on the issue). You should know, Club, that liberal bloggers and pundits have expressed dissatisfaction with Bush's latest statements, as being far less than a wholehearted repudiation.
That can (and will) be debated ad nauseum, but in any event I think it's a tremendous stretch to say Bush's "repudiation" was so strong that Kerry should now reply with a "whoops! Sorry, I was wrong about you not being against it! Apologies!"
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Along these lines, does anybody find it odd that it is illegal to make false or misleading statements or omissions in connection with the sale of a security, but not in connection with an election?
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No. It is so, probably because to impose anything remotely like that would lead to the mass imprisonment of all officials who run for public office. Granted, that may not be a bad thing, but you'll need to come up with some short term alternatives before enacting that legislation.
