March 12, 2004

So what can he say?

WaPo screams: "New Bush Ad Assails Kerry on Taxes, War" in a front page story today.

Just one week after launching a wave of positive commercials, President Bush went on the attack with a new ad yesterday, charging that Democratic challenger John F. Kerry would "raise taxes by at least $900 billion" and weaken the country's response to terrorism and ability to go to war.

"John Kerry -- wrong on taxes, wrong on defense," says the ad, which begins airing today in 18 battleground states.
Kerry campaign officials, vowing to let no attack go unanswered, immediately began cutting a response ad for airing today. The commercial will deny any such proposed tax plan and remind viewers that Kerry wants to cut taxes for the middle class, the aides said.

I have seen these ads and their tone does not comport with the hand-wringing they've caused. Jut like the ground-zero contretemps, I guess all the Bush ads should just highlight how swell Senator Kerry is.

I'm not a history wiz, but my favorite time is the Jefferson administration when partisanship reared its "ugly" head. I would judge these ads on a scale that compares them to the 1800 and 1804 campaigns, I think " John Kerry -- wrong on taxes, wrong on defense " seems pretty tame.

Posted by jk at March 12, 2004 09:27 AM
Comments

I agree, of course. I would say "John Kerry - wrong on ______(fill-in-the-blank).

Posted by: johngalt at March 12, 2004 10:57 AM

In law school they offer the following advice, "If the facts are on your side, pound the facts. If logic is on your side, pound logic. If you have neither, pound the table." The 'rats have had neither for a long time, hence the actions and reactions that comprise their "platform".

Posted by: Macho Duck at March 12, 2004 05:46 PM

JK..
WTF? I thought Kerry was looking for Bush to "Bring It On!" ?
Now that he did, and will continue to do so, it's a bad thing?
"Bring it on," my *ss.
More like, "It hurts my Vichy-p*ssy".
Sorry for the language, but it gets on my nerves.
Everytime you hear the Kerry's camp whine, remember these there words... "He asked for it"
(well, that's four)

Posted by: AlexC at March 13, 2004 12:21 AM

I forgot that! Bring it on indeed.

I don't mind the language Alex. I get mad because the media seem so complicit in all this -- they parade the Democratic operatives dressed up as 9-11 victims' families, then they call these "negative attacks." I don't see this level of circumspection directed at Kerry's messages.

Posted by: jk at March 13, 2004 09:04 AM
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