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Thread #68929 Message #1164693
Posted By: GUEST
18-Apr-04 - 07:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: Kerry On 'Meet The Press' Now (18 Apr 04)
Subject: RE: BS: Kerry On 'Meet The Press' Now (18 Apr 04)
From the Washington Post article, summarizing this interview:
On Cuba (essentially same position as Bush):
"Kerry said he was opposed to lifting the U.S. embargo against Cuba, though he favored talks with that country."
On the Mideast war:
"Kerry said he supported Bush's endorsement of a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to hold on to parts of the West Bank, a change to long-standing U.S. policy that has angered the Palestinians.
Asked about Israel's assassination Saturday of Abdel Aziz Rantisi, a top leader of the Palestinian militant organization Hamas, Kerry echoed the White House by expressing support for Israel's efforts to try to be secure."
On the budget deficit and Kerry's domestic agenda:
"Kerry, in a wide-ranging, hourlong interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," also stood by his promise to create 10 million jobs and halve the deficit in his first four years as president, though he conceded that soaring red ink could force him to scale back some of his campaign proposals."
Add that to his continuing support for the Patriot Act, and I can't see any real real distinction between Kerry and Bush.
Just as the progressive left predicted would happen when the kill Dean campaign succeeded.