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	<title>Comments on: Kerry May Take It Big</title>
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		<title>By: Hiram Wurf</title>
		<link>http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2004/07/30/kerry-may-take-it-big/#comment-250</link>
		<dc:creator>Hiram Wurf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2004 02:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Two responses, after acknowledging that this is my gut take, and I grant projecting Kerry winning big is going out on a limb.

That said, here are the two points:

1. Bush does have a business background, if he's been using it in his administration and is using in this election that (a) explains the increasing deficit, (b) explains why little seems to be 'a going concern' policy-wise and (c) explains why he can use all the help and more from his friends and family to bail him out (unfortunately for him, the purchase of an entire country may be beyond even their means).  Look at his business record, it speaks loudly for itself.

2. Event driven? Name that event that he's been an even moderate success in among those that you mention (Economy, Iraq, Terror) or almost anything else that has mass appeal (i.e. tax relief for the upper 1% by definition is not "mass appeal")?

Finally, the problem with "charming people's pants off" is that when so much is going wrong it's hard not to notice that your wallet's in your pants.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Two responses, after acknowledging that this is my gut take, and I grant projecting Kerry winning big is going out on a limb.</p>
<p>That said, here are the two points:</p>
<p>1. Bush does have a business background, if he&#8217;s been using it in his administration and is using in this election that (a) explains the increasing deficit, (b) explains why little seems to be &#8216;a going concern&#8217; policy-wise and (c) explains why he can use all the help and more from his friends and family to bail him out (unfortunately for him, the purchase of an entire country may be beyond even their means).  Look at his business record, it speaks loudly for itself.</p>
<p>2. Event driven? Name that event that he&#8217;s been an even moderate success in among those that you mention (Economy, Iraq, Terror) or almost anything else that has mass appeal (i.e. tax relief for the upper 1% by definition is not &#8220;mass appeal&#8221;)?</p>
<p>Finally, the problem with &#8220;charming people&#8217;s pants off&#8221; is that when so much is going wrong it&#8217;s hard not to notice that your wallet&#8217;s in your pants.</p>
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		<title>By: Chris Rhodes</title>
		<link>http://www.wurfwhile.com/blog/2004/07/30/kerry-may-take-it-big/#comment-249</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris Rhodes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Come on, Hirum.  

Runaway?  Please.  This is going to be tight.  

If you think Boston went well...wait until you see NYC. 

The GOP is a disciplined bunch.  They look at this like a business and treat it as such. 

We will "charm the pants" off a lot of people in the beginning of September.  

Like I said here ealier.  This is "EVENT DRIVEN".  It is about larger social events.  Economy, Iraq, Terror....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Come on, Hirum.  </p>
<p>Runaway?  Please.  This is going to be tight.  </p>
<p>If you think Boston went well&#8230;wait until you see NYC. </p>
<p>The GOP is a disciplined bunch.  They look at this like a business and treat it as such. </p>
<p>We will &#8220;charm the pants&#8221; off a lot of people in the beginning of September.  </p>
<p>Like I said here ealier.  This is &#8220;EVENT DRIVEN&#8221;.  It is about larger social events.  Economy, Iraq, Terror&#8230;.</p>
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