8/02/2004 07:39:46 PM|||Nathan Moore|||

All due respect to Cher, but John Kerry is attempted to commandeer her sentiments for use in his foreign policy

Kerry repeated his argument that the Bush administration is encouraging the recruitment of terrorists. He said Bush hasn't reached out to other countries and the Muslim community.

So, what they need is more hugs. Huh. Funny that no one living in the real world thinks that. Kerry further elucidates

Kerry says he does not regret his vote for the war resolution, but he regrets that Bush "rushed to war" without support from more allies and without a plan to win the peace. The Kerry campaign said the president's statement was misleading.

Ah yes, the long heard, yet solely mythical "rush to war". Need we go over this again and again? A nonexhaustive list of allies, in no particular order

United Kingdom
Poland
Czech Republic
Italy
Spain (until it voted Democratic)
Phillipines (until it voted Democratic)
El Salvador
Latvia

No one there, of course. Well, no one there who Saddam owed money to prior to the war, anyhow.

And then there is the ridiculous anti-Bush slant slathered all over this AP "story". Two examples

Bush challenged Kerry, who voted to give him the authority to send troops to Iraq, to agree with him publicly that ousting Saddam Hussein was the right course of action. However, Kerry has repeatedly said that ousting Saddam was right.

Except for when he didn't. Then there's this

On the day that Bush announced he would create a national intelligence czar and counterterrorism center to help prevent another terrorist attack, Kerry said the self-described "war president" was not acting fast enough to protect Americans.

Kerry's quote or the reporter's quote? They report - they decide.

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