Kerry: “This president is the first in 100 years not to veto a single bill.” Bush is replaying the “98 votes to raise taxes” canard. It doesn’t seem to matter that this “fact” has been exploded a thousand times.
Bush’s shorthand for “pay as you go” is “paygo”???
Kerry’s talking about reinstating “pay as you go” rules for the budget. He sounds calm and confident about improving things; Bush is not as amped as he was last Friday but somehow fidgety and, despite all the coaching, a little petulant.
Bush: “A plan is not a litany of complaints. A plan is not a program you can’t pay for.” Of course, the government can’t pay for a whole lot of things now that Bush has broken the federal bank…
Kerry lays out the problems of health insurance — Bush is struggling not to grimace. “This president has turned his back on the wellness of America.”
CNN’s camera is not showing us the traffic light timers…
Flu vaccine? Bush: “We relied on a company from England.” Perfidious Albion! Wait, they’re our allies in the war on terror!
Kerry quoted Bush’s line, from 2002, about Osama not mattering that much… And Bush acts as though he never said it.
Bush: “I’ve got a comprehensive strategy.” The corner of his mouth is curling more than I’ve seen it before: he’s picked something up from his Vice President…
It’s the domestic policy debate but the first question is about whether our kids will ever be as safe and secure as we once were. So here we are again with Iraq and container cargo…
Looks like Bush winked at Kerry on his way to the handshake…
