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Dems Field 10th Man in Economic Policy Debate
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Sep 25, 2003 06:55pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, September 25, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | NEW YORK — The newest member to join the Democratic race for the presidential nomination showed he can keep up with his more polished rivals, taking on them as well as President Bush in an economic debate Thursday in which he demonstrated one-liners worthy of a seasoned professional.
"I've got a better job plan in eight days than George Bush had in three years," said retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark (search), who joined the race last week after months of speculation.
With new poll numbers showing Democrats with an even shot at the presidency, the 10 candidates vying for the party's presidential nomination all roundly denounced Bush's handling of the economy.
"If George Bush rebuilds Iraq the way he rebuilds the United States, they're going to lose 3 million jobs over the course of the next three years," said Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry (search).
Candidates attending the latest in a series of debates were asked right off the bat whether they would fund Bush's $87 billion request to pay for reconstruction and military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Kerry said if it were to be passed, it should be paid for with a repeal of tax cuts passed by Congress earlier this year and in 2001.
Kerry added that he wants some other conditions met and has not decided whether he will vote for the supplemental funding for Iraq when it reaches Senate consideration.
"I believe the $87 billion ought to come from the excessive and extraordinary tax cuts that this president foisted upon us that mainly went to people like Ken Lay, who ran Enron," said former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (search).
Thursday's debate in New York City was an opportunity for Clark, a political novice, to demonstrate his rhetorical skills and begin closing the distance he must cover to catch the front-runners in both money and publicity.
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