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Aug 4th, 2004, 12:02 AM
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http://conpush.com/2004/08/can-john-kerry-even-be-considered.html
John Kerry claims to be a 'stronger' leader in the war on terrorism. He claims to have expertise on the issue of national security and terrorism. So what exactly does John Kerry have to show for being a leader?
John Kerry's Leadership Resume
1. Member of the National Intelligence Committee for 8 years.
2. Current running-mate John Edwards is on the Committee.
3. 3 Purple Hearts.
As his pre/post war-time and political accomplishments pile some question if his claims actually support him being a leader in the war of terrorism at all. I for one will say he has no basis for being a so called 'leader' in any issue dealing with National Security. Why? On the issue of any of his accomplishments:
1. Member of the National Intelligence Committee for 8 years.
Yes John Kerry has been a member of the Senate National Intelligence Committee for 8 years. Now one could say that's a perfect example of being a knowledgeable leader in the area of national security right? WRONG!
During the eight years of his service on the Senate National Intelligence Committee there were forty-nine public hearings held by the Committee. And John Kerry was absent from thirty-eight of those forty-nine hearings. Now those are the Public hearings. Considering his Private hearings attendance have never been released to the public I wouldn't bet he would have a better batting average on that either.
2. Current running-mate John Edwards is on the Committee.
All I have to comment is that... No, nevermind why should I have to comment? Lets just see what his own colleague on the Committee has to say on John Kerry's running mate:
'Ill just tell you that in the last year and a half we haven't seen a whole lot of his running mate'
Sen. Saxby Cambliss, R-Ga. NationalReviewOnline
3. 3 Purple Hearts.
There are many Veterans in the world. They should be respected and be congratulated for fighting for us and everyone else to keep them safe. But that doesn't mean we should respect them for everything that they stand for.
John Kerry's Trump Card is getting old, and real fast. You ask him a question that he can't respond with an answer and the first thing that comes out of is mouth is 'I've got 3 purple hearts'. What will decide the election for most independents this year will not be his campaign in Vietnam but what he stands for.
So when John Kerry says 'we need to act now' regarding National Security I'll have this waiting for him;
* What were you exactly doing the 8 years when you were on the national Intelligence Committee?
-- What were you doing on the National Intelligence Committee when you introduced 3 bills that would total to cut funding by 7.5 Billion dollar?
* What were you doing in your 20+ years in the Senate?
-- What were you doing in the Senate when you introduced a bill to cut funding on Intelligence by 1.5 Billion dollars?
-- What were you doing when you voted in 1995 to cut the FBI funding by 80 million dollars?
And most of all what were you doing when you missed a hearing on the report of the National Commission on Terrorism(June 8, 2000), which warned about the terrorist threats we now face and recommended numerous steps to address that threat in the future?
Answer:ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
http://conpush.com/2004/08/can-john-kerry-even-be-considered.html
John Kerry claims to be a 'stronger' leader in the war on terrorism. He claims to have expertise on the issue of national security and terrorism. So what exactly does John Kerry have to show for being a leader?
John Kerry's Leadership Resume
1. Member of the National Intelligence Committee for 8 years.
2. Current running-mate John Edwards is on the Committee.
3. 3 Purple Hearts.
As his pre/post war-time and political accomplishments pile some question if his claims actually support him being a leader in the war of terrorism at all. I for one will say he has no basis for being a so called 'leader' in any issue dealing with National Security. Why? On the issue of any of his accomplishments:
1. Member of the National Intelligence Committee for 8 years.
Yes John Kerry has been a member of the Senate National Intelligence Committee for 8 years. Now one could say that's a perfect example of being a knowledgeable leader in the area of national security right? WRONG!
During the eight years of his service on the Senate National Intelligence Committee there were forty-nine public hearings held by the Committee. And John Kerry was absent from thirty-eight of those forty-nine hearings. Now those are the Public hearings. Considering his Private hearings attendance have never been released to the public I wouldn't bet he would have a better batting average on that either.
2. Current running-mate John Edwards is on the Committee.
All I have to comment is that... No, nevermind why should I have to comment? Lets just see what his own colleague on the Committee has to say on John Kerry's running mate:
'Ill just tell you that in the last year and a half we haven't seen a whole lot of his running mate'
Sen. Saxby Cambliss, R-Ga. NationalReviewOnline
3. 3 Purple Hearts.
There are many Veterans in the world. They should be respected and be congratulated for fighting for us and everyone else to keep them safe. But that doesn't mean we should respect them for everything that they stand for.
John Kerry's Trump Card is getting old, and real fast. You ask him a question that he can't respond with an answer and the first thing that comes out of is mouth is 'I've got 3 purple hearts'. What will decide the election for most independents this year will not be his campaign in Vietnam but what he stands for.
So when John Kerry says 'we need to act now' regarding National Security I'll have this waiting for him;
* What were you exactly doing the 8 years when you were on the national Intelligence Committee?
-- What were you doing on the National Intelligence Committee when you introduced 3 bills that would total to cut funding by 7.5 Billion dollar?
* What were you doing in your 20+ years in the Senate?
-- What were you doing in the Senate when you introduced a bill to cut funding on Intelligence by 1.5 Billion dollars?
-- What were you doing when you voted in 1995 to cut the FBI funding by 80 million dollars?
And most of all what were you doing when you missed a hearing on the report of the National Commission on Terrorism(June 8, 2000), which warned about the terrorist threats we now face and recommended numerous steps to address that threat in the future?
Answer:ABSOLUTELY NOTHING