Democrat Kerry Slams Bush's 'Excuse Presidency'

[papau]

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Democrat Kerry Slams Bush's 'Excuse Presidency'

By Patricia Wilson

DETROIT (Reuters) - Democratic candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) unleashed a stinging indictment of President Bush (news - web sites)'s economic stewardship on Wednesday and urged his Republican rival to take responsibility instead of playing the victim.

"This president has created more excuses than jobs," Kerry said in a speech to the Detroit Economic Club.

Trailing in national polls seven weeks before the Nov. 2 election and heeding advisers who have urged him to be more forceful, Kerry said he was "taking the gloves off" in his presidential campaign battle with Bush.

He rejected the White House's "perfect storm" explanation that recession, war and the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks caused tepid economic performance in the United States.

"The president wants you to believe that this record is the record of the victim of circumstances, the result of bad luck, not bad decisions," Kerry said in his speech. "Well, Mr. President, when it comes to your record, we agree -- you own it."

"His is the excuse presidency -- never wrong, never responsible, never to blame ... no, it's not our fault; no, there's nothing wrong; no, we can't do better; no, we haven't made a single mistake," Kerry said. <snip>

[Catfight]

1. That's our boy, taking on the rich spoiled brat who doesn't take

responsibility and lets everyone fight his fights! W stands for WUSS.

[Richardson08]

2. Drop the gloves and keep pounding away

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. You want to know the difference between Clinton & Bush...

Clinton would have accepted the challenges and faced them head on, instead of giving lame excuses like Bush is doing.

[Union Thug]

4. Beat the frat boy down, Johnny boy!

Now THAT is how you campaign!

[papau]

5. Reuter/NY Times report it - but broadcast news can't give 120 seconds?

I do love our media bias -

The next 30 minute Bush speech on CNN I am just not going to watch!!!

:-)

[A_Possum]

6. It was on CNN

Droopy saw it there. Not sure how much was shown, but at least "the Excuse Presidency."

I think this is a catch phrase that will really take hold. It's incredibly good because it's so true, so personal, so damning, so short and sweet, so PERFECT. It's our answer to "flip-flop."

We need some good props for it (like the shoes were for the pugs). Any ideas?