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dd123 (226 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:10 PM Original message |
Is it true that Kerry voted against bill providing body armor for soldiers |
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David Dunham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. That was part of Bush $72 billion Iraq pork barrel bill. |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Drip, drip, drip... |
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JHBowden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Edwards voted against the 87 billion too. |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I'm aware of that. |
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West Coast Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. That's so pathetic.... |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. *I* didn't. |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:42 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. On the other hand, Edwards *lack* of record will delight Rove too |
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citizen snips (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
23. I don't like it. |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. You mean the 87 billion for Halliburton? |
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David Dunham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. That's Right. This is a Bad Line of Attack for Bush. JE also voted No. |
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nothingshocksmeanymore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. It was nothing more than a HANDOUT to his corporate cronies |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Besides, that armor should have been supplied LONG before that bill, and |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Link? |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. It's in Kerry's ENTIRE record on defense spending. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Oh. |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 07:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. Exactly. This equipment should have already been provided for troops. |
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PROGRESSIVE1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. That's the one! |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 07:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
26. I remember thinking then that this would come up later as an attack point. |
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jansu (473 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 08:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. That is doing exactly what the Constitution says is their job on war |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 08:34 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Well, to be even clearer, that is what the War Powers Act allows. |
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many a good man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. So Bush* passed a bill and |
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alcuno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. You mean they sent them to war without body armor? |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Not quite ... |
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cindyw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
14. Is he referring to the 87 billion? |
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fearnobush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. This is actually a claim that any Dem candidate could |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
20. Bush is to blame for not having properly prepared troops in Iraq |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
22. Hey, no matter what crap they have on Kerry |
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chocolateeater (685 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
24. Gee how nice to see their concern for our soldiers. NOT! |
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jbfam4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
25. Correct me if I am wrong |
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Asteroid (208 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 07:39 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. I would agree this is a weak attack by Bush Co |
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dd123 (226 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
27. All I know is that if I were a senator who voted to send people |
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alcuno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 08:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. You must not have seen "Iraq Watch" on CSPAN on Wed evenings. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
30. He did last December. Surely you must have heard about it. |
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dd123 (226 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-28-04 08:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Hmmm plans to reimburse families. |
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