As The New York Times finally got around to pointing out this morning, no “stark choice” exists between George Bush and John Kerry — at least regarding the Iraqi “situation,” the main subject of tonight’s first debate.
Why didn’t anyone ask Don Hewitt what he thought? Of all the unanswered questions raging over the CBS News/Bush National Guard service memo flap, this remains one of the most puzzling. After all, Hewitt is the acknowledged creator of the 60 Minutes “brand” that is now endangered by the controversy.
“Moderate” Republican show horses Arnold and Laura have successfully signaled the false GOP move to the center, where support for women’s rights are more popular and palatable. The truth of Bush’s global policies on women, as Rory O’Connor reports from London, is not nearly as rose tinted.
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