Monday, September 06, 2004
presidential debates... i smell a weasel
Ken Mehlman, Bush's campaign manager said on ABC's This Week program:
He may have also said*:
In a separate article, according to a anonymous sources, the Republicans will push for 2 debates rather than the 3 that are currently scheduled for September 30, October 8 and October 13.
I have no doubt that Bush's handlers fear the damage that could be done to his campaign if he is left alone on a stage with John Kerry to debate actual issues. I doubt we'll be hearing "bring him on!" from Bush at any time soon.
And perhaps, the Bush campaign will have some caveats for Kerry before agreeing to the debates?
*note: Mehlman did not actually say these things (but given his qualfications about even discussing the debates, it would not have been surprising if he had.)
¶ 12:57 PM
Ken Mehlman, Bush's campaign manager said on ABC's This Week program:
''We look forward to the debates. We look forward to having a debate about debates. We will, in an appropriate time, which is shortly, talk about our intended participation.''
He may have also said*:
"We look forward, possibly, to, perhaps, making more bold definitive statements, at least we think so, about the potentiality, given the right circumstances, of having our commander in chief, at least until November, debate the democratic candidate, if you want to call him that, at some point in the next 2 months, time and God willing."
In a separate article, according to a anonymous sources, the Republicans will push for 2 debates rather than the 3 that are currently scheduled for September 30, October 8 and October 13.
I have no doubt that Bush's handlers fear the damage that could be done to his campaign if he is left alone on a stage with John Kerry to debate actual issues. I doubt we'll be hearing "bring him on!" from Bush at any time soon.
And perhaps, the Bush campaign will have some caveats for Kerry before agreeing to the debates?
*note: Mehlman did not actually say these things (but given his qualfications about even discussing the debates, it would not have been surprising if he had.)
¶ 12:57 PM
