Kerry attacks the excuse Presidency.

[coloradodem2005]

DETROIT - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry attacked the Bush administration as the “excuse presidency” on Wednesday, charging that the president stood by while jobs disappeared and the middle class lost ground.

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“This president has created more excuses than jobs. His is the excuse presidency — never wrong, never responsible, never to blame,” Kerry told the Detroit Economic Club. “President Bush’s desk isn’t where the buck stops, it’s where the blame begins.”

Kerry also reassured the largely Republican group that he would be a friend to business if elected president.

“Our plan is pro-worker and pro-business,” he said. “I’m an entrepreneurial Democrat.”

The speech marked some of Kerry’s strongest criticisms of the president’s economic record, an issue he’s been hammering along the campaign trail. Democratic analysts have urged Kerry to take a stronger stance against the president.
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[renoray]

1. Its perfect

Ride that one to the whitehouse John! The "excuse president" will stick. It trumps flip-flop. Those convention bounce polls will only help make the "Kerry Comeback" a bigger story for the media to cover. People will take a second look at Kerry, and this time he will be swininging, while Bush will be stumbling. I keep thinking all the people the Bush Administration has F-ed for the past four years are sitting at home quietly grinding axes and the damn is about to break.

[A_Possum]

2. THIS is OUR label

for Bush.

We need a visual for it, something that will push it into the media, like the flip-flop shoes and bandaids.

[MrChupon]

3. What you need is 100 people saying it

That is how republicans get memes out into the public. They all say the same thing at the same time. On Cable News, in editorials, from the politicians, talk radio, etc...

[A_Possum]

5. Exactly

This is OUR job.

That's why we shouldn't get distracted by the memos.

A visual would help catch the media's attention.

So far I haven't thought of a good one.

Graham called him the Pinocchio President, but the Excuse President is even better.

[LittleClarkie]

8. Write it up like a note from Bush's mom

Cheney, that is.

"May George be excused from blame? He's had a hard presidency."

Whatever happened to personal responsibility. That's a Conservative mantra. Personal responsibility for one's actions. It should apply to their main guy as well as everyone else.

[KingofRock]

6. It is actually staggeringly weak

How about the genocide President. Or the Empire President.

[jpgray]

7. As Nader's percentage of the electorate proves

Those aren't very effective with the voting public, however true they may be.

[jpgray]

4. This is an excellent label--now carpet bomb the news programs

With spokespeople's spin on it--it fits Bush perfectly.