Thursday, February 26, 2004
Ben Arnolds and the LCRs
The Post goes harsh on Kerry this morning, reporting that he takes cash from the same CEO "Benedict Arnolds" he derides on the stump. I give it no time on the scale of stories with legs. But it does feature one insightful exchange, which pretty much sums up the take on Kerry by many:
On Monday, Kerry was asked why two of his biggest fundraisers were involved with "Benedict Arnold" companies. "If they have done that, it's not to my knowledge and I would oppose it," Kerry told a New York television station. "I think it's wrong to do [it] solely to avoid taxes."
Kerry continues, in his usual long-winded, senatorial manner:
Then he sought to clarify his position: "What I've said is not that people don't have the right to go overseas and form a company if they want to avoid the tax. I don't believe the American taxpayer ought to be giving them a benefit. That's what I object to. I don't object to global commerce. I don't object to companies deciding they want to compete somewhere else.''
Karenna Gore Schiff gets all pissy with Nader in a Wall Street Journal editorial (subscription required). The one decent line that stuck with me: "Surely there is a more effective way to recruit people on the left than by throwing elections to the right." Solid rips otherwise throughout.
It's official - Bush pissed off the Log Cabin Republicans with his Gay Amendment request. The Executive Director, Patrick Guerriero, went this far:
"The feeling is, if you want a cultural war, you'll get it," he said Wednesday in an interview. "We don't want history to record that we stood silent when our president and our party tried to write discrimination into the U.S. Constitution."
It's early, but I sincerely believe Bush's pre-emptive strike on this issue was ill-timed. There are too many balls in play (MA, San Fran, hints from Chicago) in Dem stronghold states with Primaries to come, and photo ops to stage. And big debate possibilities on this issue tonight for the FearsomeFoursome. Edwards needs a home run. Kerry has to be aggressive and smarter than recent efforts. Kucinich has nothing to lose. Sharpton's got money worries and the FEC on his tail, but he bucks hard while he runs. Anything might happen.
The Post goes harsh on Kerry this morning, reporting that he takes cash from the same CEO "Benedict Arnolds" he derides on the stump. I give it no time on the scale of stories with legs. But it does feature one insightful exchange, which pretty much sums up the take on Kerry by many:
On Monday, Kerry was asked why two of his biggest fundraisers were involved with "Benedict Arnold" companies. "If they have done that, it's not to my knowledge and I would oppose it," Kerry told a New York television station. "I think it's wrong to do [it] solely to avoid taxes."
Kerry continues, in his usual long-winded, senatorial manner:
Then he sought to clarify his position: "What I've said is not that people don't have the right to go overseas and form a company if they want to avoid the tax. I don't believe the American taxpayer ought to be giving them a benefit. That's what I object to. I don't object to global commerce. I don't object to companies deciding they want to compete somewhere else.''
Karenna Gore Schiff gets all pissy with Nader in a Wall Street Journal editorial (subscription required). The one decent line that stuck with me: "Surely there is a more effective way to recruit people on the left than by throwing elections to the right." Solid rips otherwise throughout.
It's official - Bush pissed off the Log Cabin Republicans with his Gay Amendment request. The Executive Director, Patrick Guerriero, went this far:
"The feeling is, if you want a cultural war, you'll get it," he said Wednesday in an interview. "We don't want history to record that we stood silent when our president and our party tried to write discrimination into the U.S. Constitution."
It's early, but I sincerely believe Bush's pre-emptive strike on this issue was ill-timed. There are too many balls in play (MA, San Fran, hints from Chicago) in Dem stronghold states with Primaries to come, and photo ops to stage. And big debate possibilities on this issue tonight for the FearsomeFoursome. Edwards needs a home run. Kerry has to be aggressive and smarter than recent efforts. Kucinich has nothing to lose. Sharpton's got money worries and the FEC on his tail, but he bucks hard while he runs. Anything might happen.
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