by kos Mon Aug 9th, 2004 at 23:01:12 GMT It's bad enough he has to campaign in Virginia, supposedly solid Red territory. But then, he follows up with
August 9, 2004
by kos
Mon Aug 9th, 2004 at 23:01:12 GMT

It's bad enough he has to campaign in Virginia, supposedly solid Red territory. But then, he

follows up with yet another "gaffe":
Bush also said high taxes on the rich are a failed strategy because "the really rich people figure out how to dodge taxes anyway."

Right... Obviously a notion from personal experience.
A Kerry guy in Virginia hit this softball out of the park:

Asked about that comment, Jonathan Beeton, spokesman for Kerry's campaign in Virginia, said "George Bush can speak with authority about really rich people. ... That's his base, so I'm sure he knows what he's talking about. But that doesn't make it right."

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