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Originally posted by sgtclub
So you are objecting to the political speak that sells the substantive point? I can get behind that, but it goes both ways, and I don't see you calling Kerry to the carpet for his political speak.
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I don't know what "calling to the carpet" means exactly, here. I wouldn't say that Bush is lying about Kerry's votes. I would say more that he's engaging in an utterly predictable form of political rhetoric that does little or nothing to further the Socratic dialogue in which we all seek the truth. The charge is stoopid.
Kerry surely says some things that are equally stoopid. Nothing jumps to mind just now, but I'm sure it's there.
On the bigger issue, I was surprised that Kerry, in the second debate, pledged not to raise taxes on those earning less than $200,000/year. It seems to me that the pledge really limits his freedom of action once elected. If he flip-flops on this, he'll take major, major political heat. So you should be celebrating. The attacks on him worked so well that he made this pledge. If you cared about low taxes more than electing Bush, you would be able to declare victory on this point and move on.
