06-16-2004 

QUOTABLES:

"They now even have talk radio in Iraq. I don't know if they've contacted Rush yet." President Bush, speaking at the McDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.

“While newspapers report that Sen. Kerry received a warm welcome from more than a thousand supporters during his stop in Columbus last night, WCMH-TV takes Note of a house across the street from the rally that "blared the theme song from the television show 'Flipper' for several minutes," in reference to, well, you know. The music was eventually cut off after police told the home's residents that they were violating noise ordinances” – ABC’s The Note.

"All I could think was, 'What does the Republican Party need -- a fourth limb to make a person a hero?' And this coming from people who have not served. I was really offended by that. Unscrupulous and disgusting," said Teresa Heinz Kerry.

Sen. John Kerry "had the best press of any nominee we've ever tracked — 81 percent positive," the nonpartisan Center for Media and Public Affairs said in announcing a content analysis of network evening newscasts in January and February.  The organization also found that "Democratic primary candidates have gotten 60 percent good press since 1988, compared to 45 percent for Republicans."– quote from Inside Politics.

"It's not fair, it's not right, and the public is not being well-served," said Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey. “Mr. Kerry has missed 64 percent of roll call votes last year and 87 percent this year.”

“Don't you get this, Senator [Kennedy]? Al Qaeda would blow you up in a heartbeat. Hyannisport would be dust if they could pull it off.” – writes Bill O’Reilly.

“The current buzz in the national capital's high-level Democratic circles has projected that Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, previously considered a dark horse as John Kerry's running mate, is now the leading prospect.” – writes Bob Novak.

BUSH BEAT

Bush Addresses troops in Florida

[President Bush addressed troops in Iraq by teleconference from Florida today. Here is the text of his speech:]

It is great to be back in Florida -- it is great to be back in Florida with the fine men and women of MacDill Air Force Base. (Applause.) I told my dad I was coming here today, and he suggested I drop in by parachute. (Laughter.) I told him I thought I'd wait for my 80th birthday. (Laughter.)

With us today by satellite are American servicemen and women in Afghanistan and Iraq. (Applause.) You are stationed in faraway lands, but you're always in the thoughts of your fellow Americans. You face hard duty. You've endured the heat of the Persian Gulf, and the harsh winters of Central Asia. You're serving with honor and pride. You're making our country safer, and your country is proud of you. Thank you for your service. (Applause.)

I also know that we're on Armed Forces radio and TV. We're carried to bases and ships around the world. Wherever your duty has taken you, I want you to know that you are a part of a great force for good in this world. The defense of our country, the security of our friends, and the peace of the world depend on you. Thank you for working hard, and for bringing credit and honor to the United States military. (Applause.)

I want to thank General Lance Smith, and his wife, Linda. I want to thank General John Abizaid, who is not with us today, and his wife, Kathy. I want to thank General Doug Brown. I want to thank Colonel Brian Kelly, and his wife, Susan. I want to thank a member of my Cabinet who's traveled here, a veteran of the United States military, the Secretary for the Department of Veteran Affairs, Secretary Tony Principi. (Applause.)

Some day you'll be veterans. Our government will honor our commitment to our veterans, past, present and future. (Applause.)

I want to thank Mayor Pam Iorio for being here today, the Mayor of Tampa, Florida; and Mayor Rick Baker, the Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. Thank you all for coming today. I'm honored you're here. And thank you for providing such important support for the men and women who wear our nation's uniform. (Applause.)

I want to thank my friends, Darryl Worley and Mark Willis, for being here today. These boys can sing. (Applause.) I know we've got people from the Tampa Bay Lightning here. (Applause.) It seems like it would be hard to skate on ice in this kind of weather. (Laughter.) But I know the general manager, Jay Feaster, is with us, and John Tortorella, the coach, is with us. Congratulations on being champs. (Applause.)

I just had the honor of meeting Master Sergeant Gina Carnesecchi on Air Force One. I'll tell you why I want to bring up Gina. She is a veteran of -- she's been deployed -- let me put it to you that way. She came back, she helped start Operation Lighthouse, here at MacDill. It's a program to encourage troops and their families. She helped to organize care packages and make sure families are able to communicate with a loved one abroad. She's a volunteer. She serves our nation as a Master Sergeant. In her spare time, she volunteers to help make somebody's life better.

You see, the strength of America is the hearts and souls of the American people. The strength of this country is because we've got thousands of people from all walks of life who have heard the universal call to love a neighbor just like they would like to be loved themselves. For those of you who are helping to make somebody's life better, I thank you on behalf of a grateful nation. (Applause.)

MacDill is the home of the U.S. Central Command. The Command was activated in the early 1980s. Back then, America needed CENTCOM to help protect our allies from aggression and to support Afghan freedom fighters. Now, at the start of a new century, the men and women of CENTCOM have liberated two nations, and have rescued more than 50 million people from tyranny. (Applause.) Today your nation is counting on you to ensure the defeat of terrorists, to secure America, and to advance freedom throughout the Middle East. That's our mission.

I'm grateful to the fine men and women of the 6th Air Mobility Wing, which established the "air bridge" that got troops and supplies into the theaters of operations. Some of you deployed to Iraq with the 447th Air Expeditionary Group. Your job was to move cargo and passengers in and out of the Baghdad International Airport every day. Last Thanksgiving, I was one of those passengers, and I appreciated the on-time arrival. (Applause.)

MacDill is also the headquarters for our quiet warriors, the United States Special Operations Command. (Applause.) It is the nature of Special Ops that many of your victories are unseen and must remain secret -- but I know about them. (Laughter.) Our Special Operations force are the worst nightmare of America's worst enemies, and you're making us proud. (Applause.)

All who wear the uniform can know that America appreciates your service and your sacrifice. Our government owes you more than gratitude. I made a commitment to the men and women of our military, a commitment to their loved ones: You will have the resources you need to fight and win the war on terror. (Applause.)

Here at CENTCOM, the Coalition Village flies the flags of 65 nations that are doing their part in the war on terror. On behalf of our country, I thank all of friends and allies for serving with America in the cause of freedom. (Applause.)

I last came to MacDill during the first week of operation Iraqi Freedom. In that battle, we and our allies acted with speed and precision to destroy a brutal regime, while sparing innocent Iraqis. Our coalition showed the world, when we see a threat to America and our friends, we will take decisive action. (Applause.) And when we promise to act, we mean exactly what we say. (Applause.)

Because America and our allies acted, one of the most brutal, evil regimes is gone forever. (Applause.) This was a regime that tortured children in front of their parents. This was a regime that used chemical weapons against whole villages. It gave cash rewards to families of suicide bombers. It sheltered terrorist groups. Iraq was a country in which millions of people lived in fear, and many thousands disappeared into mass graves. That was the life in Iraq for more than a generation, until the Americans arrived. (Applause.) Because America and our allies acted, an aggressive threat to the security of the Middle East and to the peace of the world is gone forever. America is safer because Saddam Hussein sits in a prison cell. (Applause.)

When our forces were bringing down the dictator and his regime, I said here at MacDill that our work would not end with the liberation of Iraq. I pledged that we would help the Iraqi people to find the benefits and assume the duties of self-government. We're keeping our commitment.

All of you understand that freedom in Iraq and freedom in Afghanistan have deadly and determined enemies. Our men and women in those countries are fighting freedom's enemies with skill and courage. You're showing great respect for the holy sites of those countries. You're helping to bring opportunity and security to nations that have known years of cruel oppression. These are difficult tasks, but they are essential tasks. (Applause.) By fighting the terrorists in distant lands, you are making sure your fellow citizens do not face them here at home. (Applause.) By helping the rise of democracy in Iraq, in Afghanistan, and throughout the world, you are giving people an alternative to bitterness and hatred, and that is essential to the peace of the world.

Yesterday, President Karzai of Afghanistan came to the White House and to the U.S. Capitol, and thanked the American people for helping to free his country and for being a friend to the Afghan people. The President of Iraq came to America last week and expressed his gratitude for the sacrifices of the American people and our troops. These two Presidents, and the nations they serve, know the character of the American Armed Forces, They're seeing the nature of your mission, as well. We have come not to conquer, but to liberate people, and we will stand with them until their freedom is secure. (Applause.)

We're moving forward with our five-point plan for Iraqi self-government. We're handing over authority to a sovereign Iraqi government. We're encouraging more international support for Iraq's political transition. We're helping Iraqis take responsibility for their own security. We're continuing to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure, and we're helping Iraq move to free elections. A turning point will come two weeks from today. On June the 30th, governing authority will be transferred to a fully sovereign interim government, the Coalition Provisional Authority will cease to exist, an American embassy will open in Baghdad. (Applause.)

Iraq's new leaders are rising to their responsibilities. Together with our coalition and the United Nations, they are working to prepare the way for national elections by next January. In July, Iraqis from every part of the country will gather for a national conference that will choose an interim national council to advise and support Prime Minister Allawi and his cabinet. The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to endorse the Iraqi interim government and the plan for Iraq's political transition. The Iraqi people are making steady progress, and we will not let thugs and killers stand in the way of a free and democratic Iraq. (Applause.)

As Iraq gains self-government, it is essential that Iraq gain the means of self-defense. So we're now leading an international effort to help train Iraq's new security forces. There are now more than 200,000 Iraqis on duty and in training in various branches of the Iraqi security forces. We're working to build and strengthen Iraqi chains of command. We've learned from our experiences, Iraqi soldiers naturally want to take orders from Iraqi officers. So we're helping to prepare a new generation of Iraqi military commanders, who will lead the security forces of a free and sovereign Iraq.

Those of you in Iraq are seeing results of your work. Iraqi police and Civil Defense Corps have recently captured several terrorists, including Umar Boziani, a key lieutenant of the terrorist named Zarqawi. Recently, in Mosul, the Civil Defense Corps successfully repelled attacks on government buildings. The U.S. commander on the ground, Brigadier General Carter Ham, said the Iraqi forces "stood strong." In Najaf, Iraqi police are now patrolling the streets. They're being greeted warmly by their fellow citizens.

You see, these brave Iraqis are stepping up. They're setting an example for their fellow citizens. They're staying in the fight, taking the battle to the terrorists and Saddam holdouts. They are securing a future of liberty and opportunity for their children and their grandchildren. (Applause.) And when the history of modern Iraq is written, the people of Iraq will know their freedom was finally secured by the courage and by the determination of Iraqi patriots. (Applause.)

There are many challenges yet to come. We can expect more violence in the weeks and months ahead. But the future of a free Iraq is now coming into view. As the interim government assumes authority, and Iraqi security forces defend their country, our coalition will play a supporting role. And this is an essential part of our strategy for success. Terrorists who attack a self-governing Iraq are showing us and the Iraqis who they really are. They're not fighting foreign forces; they're fighting the Iraqi people. They're not just enemies of America; they're enemies of democracy and hope. They're enemies of a peaceful future in Iraq. As Prime Minister Allawi of Iraq said last week, "Anyone involved in these attacks is nothing more than a traitor to the cause of Iraq's freedom and the freedom of its people." He went on to say, "These are not freedom fighters. They are terrorists and foreign fighters opposed to our very survival as a free state."

The Prime Minister and I share the same resolve: The traitors will defeated. (Applause.) Their greatest fear is an Iraqi government of, by, and for the Iraqi people. And no matter what the terrorists plan, no matter what they attempt, a democratic, free Iraq is on the way. (Applause.)

At the same time, our coalition is helping the Iraqi people to rebuild the basic infrastructure of their country. This is work that America has done before. I want you to remember this. In 1947, two years after the Nazi surrender, there was still starvation in Germany. Reconstruction seemed to be faltering. The Marshall Plan had not yet begun. Soon Berlin would be blockaded, on the orders of Joseph Stalin. Some questioned whether a free and stable Germany could emerge from the rubble.

Fortunately, America and our allies were optimistic. They stood firm. We helped the German people overcome these challenges and resist the designs of the Soviet Union. We overcame many obstacles, because we knew that the only hope for a secure America was a peaceful and democratic Europe. And because we persevered, because we had faith in our values, because we were strong in the face of adversity, Germany became the stable, successful, great nation that it is today. (Applause.)

Fourteen months have passed since the fall of Baghdad. And today, in spite of terrorist insurgency, Iraq's economy is moving forward. Markets are beginning to thrive; new businesses have opened; a stable new currency is in place. Dozens of political parties are organizing. Hundreds of courts of law are opening across the country. Today in Iraq, more than 170 newspapers are being published, and I saw the other day that they've even got talk radio. I don't know if they've contacted Rush yet. (Laughter.)

Life is better in other ways for the people of Iraq. Electric power is being restored, and is no longer being distributed based on loyalty to Saddam Hussein's regime. Our coalition has rehabilitated nearly 2,500 schools, and over 1,200 more should be completed by the end of the year. All of Iraq's hospitals and most medical clinics are open and are serving the people. Since the liberation, the vast majority of Iraqi children under five years old have been vaccinated for polio, measles, tuberculosis, and other diseases. In the south of Iraq, our coalition is reflooding the wetlands that Saddam Hussein systematically drained to decimate the Marsh Arabs. We're bringing back a 5,000-year civilization to life. (Applause.)

This summer will bring another milestone for our friends, the Iraqis. Under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, members of the Iraqi national soccer team were imprisoned and tortured when they failed to perform. Last month, inspired by love of country rather than the fear of a dictator, the Iraqi team won an upset victory over Saudi Arabia, and earned its first trip ever to compete in the Olympic Games. (Applause.) All countries gathered in Greece will be able to cheer for the athletes from a free Iraq. (Applause.)

With each step forward on the path to self-government and self-reliance, the terrorists will grow more desperate and more violent. They see Iraqis taking their country back. They see freedom taking root. The killers know they have no future in a free Iraq. They want America to abandon the mission and to break our word. So they're attacking our soldiers and free Iraqis. They're doing everything in their power to prevent the full transition to democracy. And we can expect more attacks in the coming few weeks, more car bombs, more suiciders, more attempts on the lives of Iraqi officials. But our coalition is standing firm. New Iraq's leaders are not intimidated. I will not yield, and neither will the leaders of Iraq. (Applause.)

As the Iraqi President al-Yawar said last week, "They will try to increase the incidents and the violence for a while, but we're committed, we're consistent, we are focused."

The terrorists will fail. They will fail because the Iraqi people will not accept a return to tyranny. The terrorists will fail because the resolve of America and our allies will not be shaken. (Applause.) And the terrorists will fail because courageous men and women like you are standing in their way. (Applause.)

All who serve in the United States military -- in Iraq, in Afghanistan, and at points across America and around the world -- can take pride in the great work you have accepted. Your fellow citizens know that your work is not easy. The days are hot, your mission is hard. Many of you have faced long deployments, sometimes longer than you expected. You've missed your families; your families miss you. Some of you have lost comrades, good men and women you will never forget, and America will never forget them either.

You're sacrificing greatly for our country, and our country has needed that sacrifice. By standing for the cause of freedom, you're making our world more peaceful. By fighting terrorists abroad, you're making the American people more secure here at home. And by acting in the best traditions of duty and honor, you're making our country and your Commander-in-Chief incredibly proud.

May God bless you. And may God continue to bless America.

Bush’s Reno Rally

President Bush’s scheduled speech this Friday in Reno, NV, created so much ticket demand that organizers have scrambled to make more tickets available. Ticket requests exceeded supply, but apparently more are now on the way, say campaign officials.

“There was an overwhelming interest for the event, and we are working to accommodate as many people who want to hear the president as possible,” campaign spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt said.

Bush-Cheney campaign officials say more tickets will be passed out today and Thursday for President Bush’s speech Friday at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, 1:50 pm. In Reno, tickets will be available from noon to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Reno Toyota at 2100 Kietzke Lane and R&R Partners at 615 Riverside Drive and in Carson City at the Nevada Retail Association’s office at 1007 N. Nevada St.

About 6,200 free tickets have been distributed. Campaign officials did not know how many additional tickets would be available.

 Just POlitics

Reagan ad controversy

The Club for Growth's ad, which is to begin airing Wednesday, portrays both Republican presidents (Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush) as leaders — Reagan on communism and Bush on terrorism, while claiming Kerry was "wrong then, wrong now" on national security.

The Reagan family distanced themselves from the ad saying that permission is required to show Reagan in an ad and that permission was not granted.

"No one has requested the permission to use his image in an ad, nor would we feel it appropriate to give such permission at this juncture," Joanne Drake said. "We protect his image very carefully, particularly as it relates to politics."

Steve Moore, president of Club for Growth, defended the ad, and expressing that the timing of the ad was intentional because the public had been reminded for days about "Reagan's philosophy of peace through strength."

"We wanted to draw on how similar Bush and Reagan have been in terms of fighting evil," Moore said.

The ad shows Kerry, a Vietnam veteran, testifying to Congress in 1971 that "we cannot fight communism all over the world and I think we should have learned that lesson by now."

Former President Reagan is then seen at the Berlin Wall in 1987, saying "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." That's followed by Bush telling rescue workers at the World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:

"I can hear you, the rest of the world hears you, and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon."

The text of the ad is as follows:

Kerry: "WE CANNOT FIGHT COMMUNISM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE LEARNED THAT LESSON BY NOW."

Reagan: "MR. GORBACHEV, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL."

Bush: "I CAN HEAR YOU, THE REST OF THE WORLD HEARS YOU, AND THE PEOPLE WHO KNOCKED THESE BUILDINGS DOWN WILL HEAR ALL OF US SOON."

Kerry: "WE CANNOT FIGHT COMMUNISM ALL OVER THE WORLD."

http://www.clubforgrowth.com/

DNC’s MoveOn Moment?

Washington Times’ Inside the Beltway has a hot scoop: the Democratic National Committee has come up with their own MoveOn.Org Moment...  a "Create Your Own Ad" contest.

Contest rules say it’s limited to 60 second in length and has to say why the submitter supports John Kerry for prez. Videos or flash animations are accepted.

Tapped to scrutinize the submissions is none other than Paul Begala – of CNN’s Crossfire fame, and prior Clinton-shaper – who will winnow it down to the top 10. No word as to who or how the final winner will be selected, but the contest guarantees the winning entry will be shown during the nationally televised DNC Convention in Boston.

Liberal Democrat voter fraud

Two workers with a community activist group's voter-registration campaign were fired after authorities determined they submitted fraudulent forms to election officials.

The workers were collecting voter registrations for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, when they turned in the forms, which were duplicates or contained false information.

The group agreed Wednesday to perform extra checks on its paperwork. "This just makes it harder for everybody," organizer Katy Gall said. "We definitely are glad we were able to catch it at this stage."

Democrats’ spending spree

In an attempt to buy the election, Democrats are offering unprecedented spending programs that they know can’t pass. The House Democrat program is to not only bolster Sen. John Kerry’s chances of winning the White House but also the winning of the 12 seats necessary to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The program offers the following tempting items to help bolster American employment, according to the Associated Press:

The Democratic program features a new tax credit to give businesses $3,000 for each job created in the United States by industries affected by outsourcing. The two-year cost was put at $18 billion.

The plan calls for spending an additional $40 billion over the next decade for science, engineering and math research and development, designed to create new technologies that can lead to high-paying jobs.

Democrats also propose spending $34 billion over the next 10 years to rebuild highways, transit systems and other infrastructure, a commitment that officials estimated would create more than 2 million jobs.

The proposal also includes a gradual doubling in student Pell Grants to $11,600 by 2011; an expansion of job training programs; and renewal of an expired program of federal assistance for the long-term unemployed.

Additionally, Democrats propose broadening the federal program that helps workers whose have lost jobs that went overseas, at a cost of $5.9 billion over 10 years.

Kerry loves tax cuts

Kerry in his new found love of tax cuts is offering an increased tax cut to help families and a wealth transfer to the poor.

Sen. John Kerry said that as President he would raise the child and dependent care tax credit to cover up to $5,000 in expenses -- up from the current $3,000 maximum. And he would extend the benefit to some parents who currently are not eligible, including stay-at-home parents and some lower-income families who cannot get the nonrefundable credit because they do not owe any tax.

"All across this country there are families who would like to enroll their kids in after school and child care programs, but they can't because budgets are tight," Kerry said

The Bush campaign responded by pointing out that Kerry voted against Bush's tax-cut package, which included a $1,000-per-child tax credit.

"John Kerry has a history of voting to raise taxes on middle-income parents and giving parents less money to spend on child care," Bush campaign spokesman Steve Schmidt said.

Ketchup heiress’ disgust

by Roger Wm. Hughes

"All I could think was, 'What does the Republican Party need -- a fourth limb to make a person a hero?' And this coming from people who have not served. I was really offended by that. Unscrupulous and disgusting," said Teresa Heinz Kerry.

After becoming one of the richest women in the world by a Republican Senator, Teresa is compelled to explain why she is now a Democrat. Her explanation was on-queue and on-message for the defense of her current husband, Sen. John Kerry.

The Kerry campaign has long tried to advance the argument that he is exempt from his voting record of seeking to destroy America’s military strength and intelligence capability because he is a Vietnam veteran. So too, Teresa offered the reason why she was disgusted with Republicans was because Democrat Max Cleland, a triple amputee (due to his picking up a live American grenade in a safe-zone in Vietnam) should not have been challenged on his voting to weaken the war on terrorism.

The canard continues that if you went to Vietnam the American public cannot challenge your actions and congressional voting record. However, Presidential Candidate Kerry is more suspect than Cleland.

While Cleland’s record on defense is not sterling, Kerry’s record of defending this country is abysmal. First and foremost is Kerry’s demonstrating against the Vietnam War. In the Vietnamese Communist War Remnants Museum (formerly known as the "War Crimes Museum") in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), a photograph of John Kerry hangs in a room dedicated to the anti-war activists who helped the Vietnamese Communists win the Vietnam War. The photograph shows Senator Kerry being greeted by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Comrade Do Muoi.

Then there is the long and constant denial by Kerry that he was not at the 1971 Kansas City meeting of his championed group of Vietnam Vets Against the War. His denial was because at that meeting the Vietnam Vets Against the War discussed how to assassinate U.S. Senators. There still is no proof that he was in the room when it was discussed, but it is hard to believe among that small group that he was not aware.

Kerry’s denial until FBI reports clearly showed that he was there speaks volumes about the deception we can expect from Kerry in the White House.

Speaking of fraud, Kerry has deliberately set out to deceive the American public as it relates to the loyalty of those he served with. Kerry ran an ad with a photo of 19 fellow swift boat veterans. The ad infers Kerry’s Vietnam credentials of being a tough warrior. Subsequently, we have learned that only two individuals in the photo support him and 11 of those pictured signed a letter that said that Kerry is unfit to be Commander-in-Chief. After Kerry refused to stop, they filed suit against Kerry.

If that isn’t bad enough, there is the Senator’s voting record in Congress:

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against B-1 Bomber. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against B-2 Stealth Bomber. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against F-14. (H. R. 5803, CQ Vote #319: Adopted 80-17: R 37-6; D 43-11, 10/26/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against F-15. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against F-16. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against AV-8B Harrier Vertical Takeoff And Landing Jet Fighters. (H.R. 2126, CQ Vote #579: Adopted 59-39: R 48-5; D 11-34, 11/16/95, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against AH-64 Apache Helicopters. (H.R. 2126, CQ Vote #579: Adopted 59-39: R 48-5; D 11-34, 11/16/95, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against Patriot Missiles. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against Aegis Air Defense Cruiser. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against Trident Missile System For U.S. Submarines. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against M-1 Abrams Tanks. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against Bradley Fighting Vehicle. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay)

* Sen. Kerry Voted Against Tomahawk Cruise Missile. (S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay) 

Teresa can ask what it takes to be a patriot. The answer is simple: defend our country at all times.

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