Photo of JK today at Great Hall, Cooper Union and quote from his speech...

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AP Photo/Kathy Willens

Excerpt from speech:

So, if people want to know the real choice in this election, just look at the record.  For more than 20 years, I’ve fought for the middle class and those struggling to join it.  But time after time, President Bush has sided with the narrow interests of the few.

Next week at Madison Square Garden, the Republican convention will focus on slogans, excuses, and attack politics. And mark my words, they’ll bend over backwards with last minute proposals and last minute promises to make up for all they haven’t done and to pretend they’re not who they are. In fact, pretending to be something they’re not may be the single most consistent thing about them, because that’s what they’ve been doing all along.  

But the American people want truthful answers and real plans.  They want leadership that will really put the middle class first.  And that’s why this is the most important election of our lifetime.