LA Times: Kerry Casts Bush as a Failed Incumbent

[Steelangel]

LA Times: Kerry Casts Bush as a Failed Incumbent
By Matea Gold, Times Staff Writer

ORLANDO, Fla. — After spending most of the week hammering President Bush for a missing cache of explosives in Iraq, Sen. John F. Kerry today turned back to broader themes, attempting to distill the race down to a choice between a misguided, ineffective incumbent and a challenger who offers a brighter future.

During a morning speech before a lively partisan audience in an exhibition center, the Democratic hopeful sought to cast his candidacy in a hopeful sheen, even as he reprised his major arguments against his rival.

"When you go into that voting booth, you're going to face a fundamental choice: do we want four more years of the same failed course?" Kerry asked, prompting a resounding "No!" from the audience. "Or do you want a fresh start for America?"

The crowd responded with whoops, whistles and a sustained standing ovation.

"By now, it is clear that no matter who tells him, no matter how many times he hears it, and no matter how bad things get, George W. Bush just doesn't understand the problems that are facing America and the average Americans of our country," he added.


More... http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-102904kerry_lat,0,5003785.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[fugue]

1. Uh, as far as I can tell . . .

Bush cast himself as a failed incumbent. Kerry is just pointing this out. (And no bravo to him for stating the obvious, to be honest.)

[Ernesto]

2. It works for me....... n-t

[goforit]

3. Well your DAMN right Kerry!!!!!!