2004 Presidential Election
Here's an editorial from the Denver Post about Richard Clarke's allegations against the administration [March 23, 2004, "Iraq allegation disturbing"]. From the editorial, "(President) Bush's supporters can't now try to deflect criticisms by saying Sept. 11 shouldn't be a political issue. Clearly, it is and will continue to be. In truth, the American public could be well-served by an open discussion of such issues, including what happened before the Sept. 11 attacks, what counterterrorism steps Bush has taken since and whether the Iraq war was truly in America's interest. The country's future - not just its foreign policy, but its domestic security as well - may depend on the answers."
The Rocky Mountain News also has a short editorial this morning [March 23, 2004, "Clarke's version not the final word"]. According to the Rocky, "It would be a mistake to dismiss Richard Clarke as someone with a book to sell and a score to settle. But it would likewise be a mistake to say his credentials as a civil servant and White House insider somehow establish his version of events and criticism of the Bush administration as factually and analytically unassailable."
TalkLeft: "Here are some excerpts from Richard Clarke's book in which he describes various White House officials."
Blogs for Bush: "The Clarke plot thickens."
Of course Josh Marshall has an analysis of the administration's reaction to Clarke's allegations.
Another issue in the campaign, gay marriage, is in the news again as Marilyn Musgrave and Wayne Allard have suggested a change in the wording of the constitutional amendment banning gay marriages, according to the Rocky Mountain News [March 23, 2004, "'Defining civil unions'"]. From the article, "As originally written, the second sentence said: 'Neither this Constitution, nor the Constitution of any State, nor State or Federal law, shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups.' The new version says: 'Neither this Constitution, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman.'"
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