Day: October 12, 2004

Required evening reading, from Zell Miller.

From the Financial Times

Germany won’t commit troops to Iraq today, but won’t completely rule out the thought for the future. Gee, isn’t that comforting. They especially like John Kerry’s summit idea.

Germany would certainly attend, Peter Struck, the German defense minister said.

This is a very sensible proposal. The situation in Iraq can only be cleared up when all those involved sit together at one table.

Someone be sure to call Zarqawi and give him the time/date for this little chit chat.

Germany has taken on responsibilities in Iraq, including financial ones; this would naturally justify our involvement in such a conference.

Uh, yeah, financial responsibilities…like a program called “Oil for Food”, right?

Mr. Struck said Germany’s attendance at the conference proposed by Mr. Kerry did not mean Berlin would immediately deploy troops. Analysts in Berlin argue that a Kerry victory would increase pressure on Germany to step up its involvement in Iraq, even though public opinion is still firmly against the US role in Iraq and against any heightened German engagement.

Oh yeah, this is the kind of steadfast resolve we need in an ally. Way to go Schroder.

Here’s a good reason to think twice about posing for those oh so innocent playful snapshots. Note to self – remember not to go streaking either.

The Ultimate John Kerry Ad.

Today’s poll shows Bush and Kerry even at 45-45.

Dennis Prager asks the question – “What would Zarqawi be doing if he weren’t in Iraq?” His analysis is dead on.

John Edwards mentioned the death of Christopher Reeve in a speech on Monday, and in doing so, commented that if John Kerry becomes president, people like Reeve would “walk again”, insinuating that by re-electing George Bush, the crippled will stay crippled and might even die. There is absolutely no scientific proof today that embryonic stem cell research will remove paralysis. Time will tell, but the fact that Edwards would exploit Reeve’s death before the man has even been buried is outrageous. Comments like these are typical of the trial lawyer approach. It emphasizes Edwards inexperience. I’d like to believe that his rhetoric was simply a slip, a misjudgment of thought. No, that’s not what it was. With calculation, Edwards used fear and emotion to gain the approval of a small crowd of loyal democrats during a political rally. This is the kind of politics that democrats crave – the ability to use an emotional issue like death as a way to pit people against each other. This is not good politics…it’s dirty and wrong. John Edwards should be ashamed for what he said, and democrats should apologize to the millions of disabled Americans whose hopes they’ve raised.

UPDATE: The Kerry Spot has more…

The Bottom Line:

“I’ve heard a lot of hype over the last 30 years about the keys to the kingdom here in this issue. And all of them have proved false. For Edwards to make the claims he did is the worst demagoguery I’ve heard in Washington in a quarter century. To imply that Christopher Reeve was kept in the wheelchair because of the policies of the Bush administration on stem cells is ridiculous and insulting” – Columnist Charles Krauthammer.

Still More… Edwards: ‘We will stop juvenile diabetes, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other debilitating diseases… When John Kerry is president, people like Christopher Reeve are going get up out of that wheelchair and walk again.’ Edwards made the unprecedented campaign promises during 30-minute speech at Newton High School gym in Newton, Iowa…

And you…you look like the adopted second cousin once removed through marriage of Nong Duc Manh!