Kerry needs to read Bush's "Agenda for America."
http://www.georgewbush.com/agenda/Specifically, Chapter 1 (
http://www.georgewbush.com/agenda/Chapter.aspx?ID=1). He no longer is doing a soft-show around the "National Sales Tax," he's put it in his AGENDA ("encouraging a pro-growth, fair, and simpler tax system"). This means the average working family could pay as much as 150% of the price for any taxable items.
I'm sorry, but this crossing our fingers and hoping Bush will screw up logic is utter bullshit. Read the "Agenda For America." Kerry has everything he needs RIGHT NOW. We've GOT a "media scandal"...the AWOL scandal...and the Rove machine is furiously spinning it. We HAVE something outrageous...read the "Agenda for America." We need to stop making excuses for why Kerry is not AGGRESSIVELY attempting to win this election as if his life, and OUR lives, depend on it. The alternative is to throw up our hands in November and say "Oh well, he did his best" as Bush leads this country down a road to destruction:
"Three years. Three tax cuts. An economic recovery—American ingenuity—unleashed. At a critical moment in the Nation's economic history, while a recession was taking hold, America was attacked, and corporate fraud was exposed. In response to these challenges, the President acted decisively to strengthen the economy and create jobs. The President's leadership resulted in Congress returning taxpayer money to the families, entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors who earned it.
In his second term, President Bush will focus on building a more prosperous, competitive economy that will continue to be a strong engine for jobs and prosperity for years to come. The essential elements of his plan include: taking the next bold steps in reforming education; building a skilled and effective workforce; encouraging a pro-growth, fair, and simpler tax system; promoting research and development in both the public and private sectors; opening markets for American goods around the globe; meeting our energy needs and lessening our energy dependence; reducing the regulatory burden; and reforming Government to be smaller and more efficient, responsive, and effective. President Bush is committed to making sure America has the best prepared, best educated, and highest skilled workforce in the world.
President Bush believes that education is the key to opportunity and America's best tool in an increasingly competitive global economy. This means that every child deserves a world-class education and every worker deserves the support of a Government that makes a lifetime of learning a top priority."