Cheney Ties Election Result to Chance of Terror Attack

Published on September 8, 2004 By blogic In Politics

From USA Today:

The presidential campaign spiked to a new level of rhetorical heat Tuesday when Vice President Cheney warned that a vote for Democrat John Kerry could bring terrorist attacks on the USA.

Speaking to supporters in Des Moines, Cheney called it "absolutely essential" that on Election Day voters "make the right choice. Because if we make the wrong choice, then the danger is that we'll get hit again, and we'll be hit in a way that will be devastating."

Cheney said the nation under a Kerry presidency could "fall back into a pre-9/11 mind-set," which he described as viewing terrorist attacks as "just criminal acts" and the nation as "not really at war."

Without any policy successes over the last year -- which is why the year was AWOL from Republican Convention speeches -- the Bush campaign has resorted to fear tactics that dishonor the memory of his party's -- always optimistic -- standard bearer, Ronald Reagan.

Also, wasn't Bush the most recent "pre-9/11" president? It was his mindset that led to the shelving of any high level meetings on the threat of terrorism, until one week before the attacks of 9/11.

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