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Finally!

Finally, a response by John Kerry to the 24-hour-slander-a-thon by the anti-democratic GOP.

We all saw the anger and distortion of the Republican Convention. For the past week, they attacked my patriotism and my fitness to serve as commander-in-chief. Well, here’s my answer. I’m not going to have my commitment to defend this country questioned by those who refused to serve when they could have and by those who have misled the nation into Iraq.

The Vice President even called me unfit for office last night. I guess I’ll leave it up to the voters whether five deferments makes someone more qualified to defend this nation than two tours of duty.

Let me tell you what I think makes someone unfit for duty. Misleading our nation into war in Iraq makes you unfit to lead this nation. Doing nothing while this nation loses millions of jobs makes you unfit to lead this nation. Letting 45 million Americans go without healthcare makes you unfit to lead this nation. Letting the Saudi royal family control our energy costs makes you unfit to lead this nation. Handing out billions of government contracts to Halliburton while you’re still on their payroll makes you unfit. That’s the record of George Bush and Dick Cheney. And it’s not going to change. I believe it’s time to move America in a new direction; I believe it’s time to set a new course for America.

Courtesey of The New Republic.

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Not So Clever

Since I’ve been back from California, the days have felt very disjointed. Because I’m too tired this morning to think about it, I’m going back to sleep…, err, work.

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Republican Smears

George Soros is being slandered by the irreputable Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.

Just another example of how Republicans don’t even try to compete in the realm of ideas, but instead sink to innuedo and name-calling as their official talking points. At least Hastert has the “bravery”, and I use that term loosely, to not hide behind sham groups like Bush.

Update: Slate picks up the story.