Reply #45: I don't for a minute believe you intend to keep your promise [View All]

[drfemoe]

I've visisted all the candidates sites to research what they have to offer. Have you?

I really think this is just a tactic to keep your attacks going .. but I don't mind responding for the general benefit of other readers.

We don't have to wait and wonder what Dean will do about the issues of corruption .. he is already 'shining the spotlight' on the cockroaches (paraphrase).

Here's a starter ..
The Bush Administration and WMD: What did they know and when did they know it?
PDF file, 348K
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/DocServer/TikTok_-_Administration_-_Iraq_Deception.pdf?docID=762

Uranium and Niger: Pattern of Deceit
http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/PageServer?pagename=niger_timeline

http://www.deanforamerica.com/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7482&news_iv_ctrl=1381
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Dean to President Bush: 'It's Time for the Truth'
"These questions are, however, only one piece of a far broader practice by this administration of misleading the American people and breaching the fundamental trust that they have placed in their elected leadership. This practice goes far beyond misleading the country and the world about the reasons for taking us to war in Iraq, this practice extends into the state of the nation's economy, its environment, its schools and beyond.
"Mr. President, today I call on you to level with the American people not just about the situation in Iraq but about the true intentions behind the agenda your Administration is pursuing:
· "You claimed that your tax cuts would create jobs. Instead we have three million fewer jobs in our economy than when you took office.
· "You claimed that we would only run deficits that were small and temporary. Instead, we now face deficits in excess of $455 billion--the largest in history--and red ink as far as the eye can see.
· "You claimed that your tax cuts would strengthen and stimulate the economy. Instead, we have record numbers of personal bankruptcies, home foreclosures, and an unemployment rate that is the highest in 9 years.
· "You claimed that the deficits were caused by the costs of 9/11, the war on terror, and homeland security. In fact, the cost of your tax cuts is three times the amount of those items--and your deficit forecasts do not even include the costs of the Iraq war.
· "You claimed that your education program would live up to its name and that No Child would be Left Behind. Instead, school districts all across the country, including in your home state of Texas, are dumbing down their tests to ensure that their schools are not labeled as needing improvement. No Child Left Behind turns out to be a huge unfunded mandate on local governments that now must raise property taxes or find other sources of revenue to meet their legal obligations under the Act.
· "You named your environmental initiatives 'Clear Skies' and 'Healthy Forests' when the truth is that Clear Skies allows more pollutants into the air and Healthy Forests is little more than a bill to reward the logging industry.
· "You claimed that national and community service was central to your vision for the country. Instead, you have sat idly by while membership in the program is threatened to be cut by 80 program.
· "And you visited soldiers wounded in Afghanistan on January 17th and had the audacity to promise to 'provide the best care for anybody who's willing to put their life in harm's way' when the previous day your Department of Veteran's Affairs cut off health care access to 164,000 veterans.
"Mr. President, it is time for the truth. It is time for the truth on Iraq but, more importantly, it is time to level with the American people on the true intentions of your administration. It is time to end the empty rhetoric and false promises. The issues at stake are too serious: the lives of our soldiers; the livelihood of our families; the health of our children; the future of our world.
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He isn't waiting til the general election .. or some unforseen future date to ask questions. It is NOW.