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St. Louis Call Newspapers

‘Liberal’ Kerry’s congressional record ‘dismal’; Bush a true, proven leader

To the editor:

I don’t get it.

How anyone could consider voting for John Kerry for pres-ident is beyond me. One simply need compare the record of President Bush to that of his challenger, John Kerry, to realize the president is the far superior of the two.

First, Kerry flip-flops on Iraq. Originally, John Kerry stated thatiSaddam Hussein was a threat, had weapons of mass destruction, and needed to be dealt with.

Based on CIA intelligence that indicated Iraq had weap-ons of mass destruction, both the president and John Kerry perceived Iraq as a threat. Consequently, Senator Kerry voted to give the president authority to go into Iraq.

Kerry was also quoted as saying :”I’d like to see our troops dispersed through the world only atithe directive of the United Nations.” More recently, Kerry has revised his position on Iraq. He now says Iraq was the “wrong war, in the wrong place, atithe wrong time,” thatiSaddam Hussein was not a threat and had no links with Al-Qaeda — never mind that Page 66 of the 9-11 Commission report states that Iraq had communications with various leaders of Al-Qaeda.

Kerry also says that he could fight terrorism more effectively, and that he would never “give any nation or international institution a veto over our national security.”

Will the real John Kerry please stand up?

On top of it all, Kerry inflates the cost of the war in Iraq. In contrast, President Bush understands how 9-11 changed our world, and he is tackling the problem of terrorism head-on. He has not wavered in his stance, even in the face of tremendous political pressure. He understands thatithe issue of terrorism is a global one, and he would rather fight it on the streets of Afghanistan and Iraq than here.

If you say thatiIraq has nothing to do with terrorism, talk to the families of the people beheaded in Iraq by terrorist Abu Massad Al-Zakawi. Al-Zakawi has pledged loyalty to Osama Bin Laden.

Iraq is to hold free and democratic elections in January and Afghanistan already has. Enough about the war on terror.

Now, let’s talk briefly about the economy, jobs, health care, Social Security and education. The president’s tax cuts stimulated the economy, and helped pull us out of a recession — a recession the president inherited. The tax cuts benefit middle-class Americans, and help stimulate small-business growth. More Americans now own homes than ever before.

There have been 1.9 million jobs generated in the United States over the last year. The president got Congress to pass a law banning partial-birth abortion, and a prescription drug benefit for seniors under Medicare that begins in 2006.

The president has proposed a plan to help new workers to opt out of Social Security and plan for retirement, without endangering current Social Security benefits. The president also signed the No Child Left Behind bill on education, and proposed a constitutional amendment defining marriage as being between a man and a woman.

The items mentioned areiall real, tangible accomplishments, and with few exceptions, John Kerry voted against nearly all of them. Only a liberal like Kerry would say: “It’s not enough.” Consider all the promises John Kerry is making now, and then ask yourself why he has not accomplished any of these things in his 20 years in Congress.

I’ll tell you why: Kerry’s congressional record is dismal, and his talk is little more than empty rhetoric and hollow campaign promises. Anything to get elected.

Well, don’t be fooled by this. And don’t be fooled by Kerry’s scare tactics about Social Security or health care either. It’s a truly desperate candidate who can’t make his case, and instead resorts to scare tactics like Kerry is now doing. On Nov. 2, cast your vote for a true and proven leader who can get the job done. Vote to re-elect George W. Bush for president of the United States.

Richard George

Oakville

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