John Kerry's ridiculous claim of support from foreign leaders is a big fat fastbell down the middle, and Dick Cheney lined it into the gap (can you tell that it's spring training?):
But it is our business when a candidate for President claims the political endorsement of foreign leaders. At the very least, we have a right to know what he is saying to foreign leaders that makes them so supportive of his candidacy. American voters are the ones charged with determining the outcome of this election - not unnamed foreign leaders.Cheney was responding to a Kerry speech which included this steaming cauldron of barf:
If I am President, never again will parents or husbands or wives of soldiers have to send them body armor instead of photographs and care packages. Last month a young newlywed in Virginia who, as her husband was about to ship out to Iraq, gave him a bullet proof vest for Valentine's Day. I can tell you right now: in a Kerry Administration, no one will be getting body armor as a gift from a loved one; it will come from the Armed Forces of the United States of America. We will supply our troops with everything they need.Cheney took the bat to this one as well:
Just this morning, he again gave the example of body armor, which he said our administration failed to supply. May I remind the Senator that last November, at the President's request, Congress passed an $87 billion supplemental appropriation. This legislation was essential to our ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan - providing funding for body armor and other vital equipment; hazard pay; health benefits; ammunition; fuel, and spare parts for our military. The legislation passed overwhelmingly, with a vote in the Senate of 87 to 12. Senator Kerry voted no. I note that yesterday, attempting to clarify the matter, Senator Kerry said, quote, "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it."For the record, people like Tom Daschle, Dianne Feinstein, Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, and Hillary Clinton voted for that $87 billion supplemental that Kerry voted against.
Posted by thynkhard
at 9:23 AM EST
Updated: Friday, 19 March 2004 9:13 AM EST
