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Presidential Watch's
IOWA DAILY REPORT Holding
the Democrats accountable today, tomorrow...forever.
... QUOTABLE: “…[W]hen your last boss,
in this case General Hugh Shelton, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, says that you lack
integrity, that’s a pretty strong indictment. No
integrity? I mean, how would you like to be taking
that reference around whenever you’re looking for
a new job?” said
Zell Miller on Meet the Press. "The costs are enormous.
Every dollar we invest in preschool saves $7,"
said John
Edwards about his suggestion to invest $3 billion
in preschool programs. "We go to soup kitchens,
we volunteer with kids because we want to see the
change we're creating. In the past when we've been
courted, it's almost a ploy to show that a
candidate is enthusiastic and young; we're props,"
said Tony Cani,
a leader of Generation Dean about youth voters. "I think it's perfectly
fine for candidates to point out differences they
have on policy positions. I think when it gets
personal, it's much less useful. Some of the
things I've read sound fairly personal,”
said John
Edwards regarding recent attacks between Democrat
candidates. "Sept. 11 taught us that
we must confront terrorists and outlaw regimes
with weapons of mass murder before it is too late.
The only way to win the war on terror is to take
the fight to the enemy,"
said House
spokesman Trent Duffy in response to the downing
of an American helicopter. "This disastrous mission
must be ended before any more lives are lost. ...
It is time to bring our troops home,"
said Dennis
Kucinich. "If I can come up here by
private jet -- and I'm the least-funded candidate
-- I'm sure they could have, too,"
said Al Sharpton
regarding Washington D.C. event to focus on the
District’s primary. “It is a rational party
no more. It is a national party no more. So, bang
the drum slowly and play the fife lowly, for the
sun is setting over a waiting grave.” --
from Georgia
Democrat Zell Miller’s new book, A National
Party no More. “The Senate has one thing
going for it: It is a well-traveled path to the
vice presidency, which sometimes leads to the
presidency. Lyndon Johnson (D-Texas), Hubert
Humphrey (D-Minn.), Richard Nixon (R-Calif.) and
Al Gore (D-Tenn.) went from the Senate to the vice
presidency.” --
from The Hill on-line. “…I’m ready to put out
ads telling all Uncle Toms at least send me part
of the money you get from selling out because if I
wasn’t in the race they wouldn’t be offering you
nothing. I put a whole new generation of Toms in
business,” said
Al Sharpton regarding black politicians who are
endorsing white Democrat candidates. “We don't know too much
'bout politickin' round these parts. We just
simple folks with "quaint views," leastwise 'ccording
to some folks out at the New York Times.”
-- from the
University of Iowa Daily Iowan editorial board.
… TODAY’S
OFFERINGS:
* CANDIDATES &
CAUCUSES: Dick Gephardt is calling on
visitors to his website to give cash: To
mark this important pre-anniversary, we are
calling on all Gephardt supporters to join
together and
make an online donation of $36.60 or $366 to help
Dick Gephardt win the Democratic nomination.
Our goal is simple - $366,000 for 366 days. Wesley Clark continues on the
theme that the War in Iraq has no plan and is
going nowhere. He made the following comments
regarding Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s
appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press: "Today, Secretary of Defense
Donald Rumsfeld made clear that the Administration
has no answers to the increasingly violent
situation in Iraq. More than six months after the
'end of major hostilities', when the President
boasted that the American mission was
'accomplished', they still have no plan to
stabilize Iraq, return control to the Iraqi
people, and protect our troops. After months of
saying his capture was imminent, Rumsfeld also
acknowledged that Saddam Hussein was probably
still alive and at large… "The failure of the
Administration to present an adequate success
strategy is an example of the leadership gap that
has emerged at a time when the country needs
direction most. We need a president who leads, a
president who takes responsibility. We need a
plan." Kucinich called once again
for American troops to come home after the loss of
life in the downing of an American helicopter in
Iraq yesterday:
"Iraq will not find peace or stability until the
U.S. occupation ends. For almost a month, I have
promoted a plan to bring our troops home and turn
control of the transition over to the United
Nations. The sons and daughters of the U.S. are
dying in increasing numbers for the benefit of war
profiteers with close ties to the Bush
Administration. There was no basis for a war in
Iraq. It was wrong to go in, and it's wrong to
stay in. No weapons of mass destruction have been
found. We should not be sacrificing the lives of
our brave men and women for the profits of
Halliburton, Bechtel, and other corporate
interests. This disastrous mission must be ended
before any more lives are lost. It is urgent for
the United States to go to the U.N. with a new
resolution which contains the basis of an exit
strategy. It is time to bring our troops home. It
is time to get the U.N. in and the U.S. out of
Iraq." Sen. John Edwards is
proposing to bring a million more children into
preschool. Edwards says it would cost $3 billion
to accomplish the goal. The plan includes bringing
children younger than 4 years old into the
preschool system, bolstering nutrition and parent
education programs and expanding health care for
youngsters in low-income families. Edwards also
called for tax credits of $2,500 for families with
newborns. This would double the existing child tax
credit. Another feature of Edwards’ newborn tax
credit is that it would provide $2,500 to people
whose income is too low to pay income tax. Once
again Edwards’ new proposal is to be financed by
raising taxes on those earning $200,000 and above
by repealing the Bush tax cut on those in that
income bracket. Edwards has already proposed the
other following Education Programs:
Invest in teachers through higher
pay and college scholarships.
Create new afterschool programs
to give children a safe place to go after
school.
Strengthen our high schools
through a stronger curriculum and smaller
communities.
Make college affordable for every
student willing to work for it through College for
Everyone. Washington D.C. continued to
have difficulty in getting respect for its
December primary. Only Al Sharpton was in
attendance at the annual Kennedy-King Dinner to
honor heroes of the past. The Washington Post
reported on the stood-up event: “I smell a rat,"
said A. Scott Bolden, chairman of the D.C.
Democratic Committee. He said he blamed the
individual candidates more than the national
committee. "The challenge now becomes, what are we
going to do about it? I would say that we don't
need them to validate us."…Sharpton used the event
to score points: "If
they are going to talk the talk, then they need to
walk the walk," said Sharpton in a brief interview
before he addressed hundreds of guests. He was
quick to point out that he came from South
Carolina especially for the event and would be
flying back there less than 12 hours later for
another event. The Washington Post has Dick
Gephardt online today: “Democratic candidate
Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.) will be
online Monday, Nov. 3rd at 11:30 a.m. to
take your questions on the campaign and his vision
for the United States…
Submit your questions and comments
before or during the discussion.”
* ON THE BUSH
BEAT: The
Associated Press indicates that the Senate
Intelligence Committee and the White House may
have some distance to travel regarding the turning
over of documents concerning the Senate’s 9-11
investigation: “The chairman of the Senate
Intelligence Committee expects the White House to
give the panel access to all materials it sought
for its inquiry into prewar information on Iraq. A
spokesman for President Bush indicates he
shouldn't be so sure.”
* THE CLINTON
COMEDIES: CBS’s Up to the Minute
program reported on how the recent Washington
Post-ABC News Poll shows Hillary still the best
Democrat option to beat Bush. The news report also
mentioned that Hillary’s fund-raising efforts make
it possible for her to still get in the race.
Hillary’s friends stated she wants to concentrate
on getting her negatives down and winning
reelection to the Senate.
*NATIONAL: The
Associated Press covers the trend of
diminishing youthful voters: “William Galston, a
University of Maryland specialist on civic
engagement, said many young adults have told
researchers they do not see what they accomplish
by voting. Others say they do not know where to
vote or what they need to do to register. Some
have chosen more direct roles, such as community
service.” The Washington Times is
running a three part series by Georgia Democratic
Senator Zell Miller regarding his perspectives on
the Democrat Party and the South: “So, four times
— 1972, 1984, 1988 and 2000 — the Democratic
candidate couldn't carry a single Southern state.
Not one. Zero. Zilch. And two times, 1968 and
1980, only one Southern state favored the
Democrat. Either the Democratic Party is not a
national party or the candidates were not national
candidates. Take your pick.” Mississippi’s Governor’s
election will provide the first test in whether
Republicans can use the judicial filibuster of
Bush’s nominees to their advantage. If the test
proves favorable expect Republicans to brow beat
Democrats in key states about the Democrats
gridlock actions. The
Washington Times covers the story:
“Republicans are quick to tick off the list of
blocked nominees, including several women, two
blacks, a Hispanic, a man of Arabic descent and
two Southern whites — one a Baptist and the other
a Catholic.”
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