Ictus, I wouldn't expect Kerry to make a vote to cover for the incompetence of the Clinton administration. I would think it reasonable that he would vote to give the military the resources it needed after voting in support of the mission they were going on. Instead he chose to tie his vote into raising taxes. That's his decision and he can run on that record. As it is the spending appropriation was approved and troops received additional equipment. I imagine you can find a breakdown of the appropriation on a government site. That's not what concerns me and I didn't make the specific nature of the funding an issue. In my opinion, military spending should be the top expenditure of the federal government anyway.
Firefox, the debate here is broadening from my original post. With regards to the specific nature of my first "Kerry foot in mouth" post, I will admit that I do not yet have a link to the email Kerry sent out today. I will continue to look for that. I heard that reported over the radio earlier, however that was very minor anyway as it only referenced Desert Storm, or at least the part I cited. I am a little confused about why you want sources to the man challenging Kerry about foreign leaders and the 87 billion. If what you want is me to provide sources that provide Kerry's rationale I think that is impossible. The two above mentioned incidents have been running almost nonstop (not really but you know what I mean) in the political news programs. I find it hard to believe that you haven't seen them. If you have simply drawn different conclusions from the same material, that's one thing, but I doubt at this point any internet news article that I link to is going to persuade you that Kerry was bumbling in those two instances if you have already seen it and don't agree. Personally, I think it is hard for some people to criticize the person they are hoping wins. I desperately think Bush being re-elected is the best thing for the country but I am very critical of much of his policy.
One thing on sources. As I said earlier, I wholeheartedly agree that sources should be linked to when stating something "revolutionary". I don't understand the demand for sources for what appear to me to be common knowledge for those that would care to debate the specifics. His voting record is being widely debated on the news programs and not being disputed. The incident with the voter challenging Kerry on the leaders he's met with is widely covered. If you want sources for the material I am watching, watch the news. You know, you can't always link to something that you learned off the internet. Besides, I've never understood the credibility of internet links as the end all source. I asked someone for a source once and he linked me to a gossip column on MSNBC.
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