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by John Cole| 28 Comments
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Can we please stop pretending that the Democrats can not compete financially:
Democratic candidate for President John Kerry raised over $30 million in April, $15 million more than the Bush/Cheney campaign. Kerry beat Bush by over $17 million last month as well, when the Kerry campaign raised $43.4 million in March. The Kerry Campaign has receipts for over $115 million for the presidential primary cycle, breaking Bush
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Redefining Hypocrisy
I’m not going to say I’m completely innocent of this, but in general, it’s a good principle when you’re attacking “the left” for hypocrisy, that you actually find the hypocrisy among the people whom you’re attacking. I fail to see…
Kerry’s House of Ketchup #13
Kerry speaks. With Memorial Day festivities approaching what better addition to the brats, hot dogs, Italian sausage, and hamburgers…
cleek
so, soft money is bad?
Gryn
I prefer the NL rules to AL in baseball. So according to your logic I’d be a hypocrite to use a designated hitter for the pitcher when AL rules apply in the World Series?!?
Do you even take yourself seriously?
John Cole
Bad analogy, Gryn.
The Democrats pushed CFR, and even before the most recent ruling, were looking for ways to circumvent the legislation they advanced. The link above is over a year old.
Next, please.
cleek
The link above is over a year old.
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which link is that?
shark
SO NOW Kerry wants to delay accepting the nomination so he can spend his primary money right up until Bush accepts his nomination.
What a cretin.
And he thinks the public won’t notice this and be disgusted?
What a creep.
cleek
What a creep
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yeah really. that’s Bush’s trick. Kerry should come up with his own trick.
Oberon
“And he thinks the public won’t notice this and be disgusted?”
Er, no. The public won’t notice, and if they did they really wouldn’t care much.
Hard-core Republicans will be disgusted, and if the roles were reversed, hard-core Dems would be disgusted. But they’re all disgusted with the other side anyway.
gordon
Yes, how dare Kerry want to continue spending money for as long as Bush can? That might make things >gasp
gordon
That was supposed to say: “That might make things fair.” Format went kind of screwy when I added the sarcastic gasp. My bad.
shark
Too fricking bad the Dems scheduled their convention early and screwed the pooch in that case. They got outslicked by the Repubs? TOO FUCKING BAD. I’m sure Kerry will do nicely with all that quasi-illegal money from Soros and the 527’s at any rate.
It’s a slimy move, the same way replacing Torricelli in NJ was a simy manuever.
It’s a load of crap because he’s the nominee, and we all know he’s the nominee and he’s going to have this fiction that after the Dems nominate him, he’s going to “think it over” for 5 weeks? Does he really think the country will play the “will he or won’t he” game? Please.
Nomination given, nomination accepted. PERIOD.
I suppose next year the Dems will schedule their convention Oct. 30th to get around this.
F
Does the cognitive dissonance give you headaches?
When Republicans push back the convention for political purposes, it’s “too fricking bad” that the Democrats “got outslicked by the Repubs”. But when the Democrats want to even the score it’s “a slimy move”.
Please.
cleek
I’m sure Kerry will do nicely with all that quasi-illegal money from Soros and the 527’s at any rate.
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i’ll see your 527’s and raise you some 501(c)6’s.
It’s a load of crap because he’s the nominee
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nope, not until he’s nominated. rule of law, and all that.
I suppose next year the Dems will schedule their convention Oct. 30th to get around this.
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i’m guessing they probably won’t have one next year.
Jeff G
I don’t know how you do it, John — arguing with hyperpartisans who couldn’t possibly believe half of what they say. It’s all about regaining power. At the expense of integrity. It disgusts me.
Bloggerhead
Jeff:
I can’t see throwing around words like, “integrity,” in the course of a comments war by hyperpartisans from both sides. Not seriously. Surely, it’s at least a little about retaining power, as well. The politically calculated moves by the Bush administration, regarding serious matters of war, caring for seniors & trade policy, are clear to see and numerous. I’m certainly not saying that we on the left are any less guilty of politicization, but to act like it doesn’t cut both ways is laughable. That’s why gotcha-hypocrisy is so tiresome. (See Hannity, Sean.)
Kimmitt
I guess Hastert was right; McCain (of McCain-Feingold fame) really isn’t a Republican.
cleek
It’s all about regaining power. At the expense of integrity. It disgusts me.
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me too. i hope the next President is worthy of the title. i’d even settle for an honest to god “small government” conservative, as long as I believed his decisions were based on something besides his own re-election prospects.
alas.
Dean
cleek:
And you think John Kerry fits this description, a man of integrity?
Hey, I’ll buy that Dubya may not. But please don’t try to sell me that Kerry IS.
Kimmitt
You know, our last five Presidents have had complicated relationships, at best, with the truth. Perhaps our system selects for folks willing to bend the facts when it suits them.
Of course, any changes in that regard would probably boost turnout, which would, historically, imply a solid Democratic future. So y’all are probably stuck hoping for an apathetic, poorly-educated populace.
cleek
And you think John Kerry fits this description, a man of integrity?
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no, not especially. but, i hope he can prove himself to be one, given the chance to take a leadership role.
W started out as pretty much an unknown quantity and proved himself to be almost pure politician. i hope Kerry can start as a politician and grow into something better.
whatever Kerry is, though – he’s not W. and that’s good enough for me.
and no, it’s not “irrational Bush hatred”; he’s had 3.5 years to convince me he’s the wrong person for the job.
Ricky
You’re looking for someone w/20 years in the senate go GROW into something else?
That says pretty much everything about the support for Kerry.
BTW, on topic, John Cole — they don’t care about being consistent. Getting power is all that matters.
Creek
All’s fair in campaign finance. Everybody knew the reform was fake, just for show. Dumboes and Asshoes both have powerful political machines merely for gaining and exploiting power. That’s why the political parties exist.
Kerry has a lifetime of slime to live down. Too late for integrity there. Heh.
Dean
Creek:
EVERYONE knew? Sorry, I’ve got too many friends who honestly believed that CFR would lead to a change in the impact of money. And they had whole passels of pundits, editorials, academics and the rest backing them up.
Cite George Will, and you get either a blank stare, or the look of “How cute, he’s citing an idjit” —even though on the CFR issue, Will looks like he may well have been right. [I don’t think much of Will on most issues, but he clearly loves baseball, and he had the goods on CFR.]
Kimmitt
Will is an idiot, but that’s irrelevant.
What is relevant is that if you’d asked any economist about CFR, they’d laugh nervously and try to change the subject quickly.
Slartibartfast
“Will is an idiot…”
I can’t think of any socially acceptable reply to this. I almost wore out my backspace key trying.
Kimmitt
I was imprecise. Will is not an idiot; Will is a superb essayist on the subject of baseball.
He also writes a political column.
SLD
Dean:
“I’ve got too many friends who honestly believed that CFR would lead to a change in the impact of money.”
Hey!, tell your friends that I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale.