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PATAKI: DEAN'S AN EMBARRASSMENT [08/02 06:11 PM]
New York Gov. George Pataki is not known as a fire-breathing conservative. So when he brings out the rhetorical big guns, it's a signal that it's safe for the GOP moderates to lock and load. From his CNN appearance:
PATAKI: "Judy, I think Howard Dean is an embarrassment. I mean, he almost makes Michael Moore look objective in how he analyzes these situations, and the American people got to know him during the campaign and rejected him. The sad part is that his policies and his warped beliefs are having a significant impact on Senator Kerry's policies. Senator Kerry talked about being tough in the war on terror, but he essentially adopted the Dean line when he had to do it to get through at the Democratic primaries."
I'll bet that this is not the last we see of Howard Dean's statement.
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TERROR WARNINGS AND POLITICS [08/03 08:45 AM]
So far, there hasn't been much claim of vindication for Howard Dean, based on the news from the Times and Post stories stating that much of the intelligence found on the al-Qaeda punk caught last week is several years old.
The non-fringe Democrats seem to recognize that Dean's allegations that recent terror warnings are all political theater is the equivalent of playing with fire.
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From "Ooooo, you Dems are gonna get it now" to "They're not gonna get us, we hope" in 14 hours.
Note also that on NR's main page, there's not a mention of anything related. We rocked them back on their heels.
Thank you again, Howard.