George Bush, asked to denounce an over-the-top ad which slanders John Kerry's military service has instead attacked "all independent political ads".
That's rich talk coming from a man who was an early adopter of 527s (during the Florida election proceedings), has appeared in fund-raising literature for 527s with his wife, and has many influential friends and contributors on prominent Republican 527s.
Both Democrats and Republicans want Bush to denounce an over-the-top ad campaign which denigrates the service of a veteran. He is instead trying to attack MoveOn. Since John Kerry's campaign is now publicly financed (since he accepted his party's nomination), to eliminate 527s would be to leave him defenseless against Karl Rove's negative message. This is Bush's real goal.
Operation low road
When MoveOn put out an ad that highlighted Bush's service John Kerry stepped forward and denounced it immediately. That's what a real leader does. He stops the buck on his own desk.
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