I haven't seen a Kerry political ad, so I can't debunk any of them, but I wanted to take a moment to say that I think the ad where Bush claims Kerry wants a $0.50 a gallon tax increase on gas is a sham. I felt fairly certain that Kerry, despite whatever other faults he may have is not a complete raving moron, and would NOT propose increase the taxes on gasoline when prices are as high as they are. So I poked around for a bit and I found this, from the Kerry campaign and this this, from the Orlando Sentinel (Free Reg Required) which both clearly state that Kerry's support for an increase in gas taxes was in 1994, 10 years ago. And support is a shady word, because he neither sponsored, nor voted on a bill to raise the taxes, but instead said that he agreed with another senator (Charles Robb) that increasing the gas tax would lower gas consumption. That's a world of difference from supporting a gas tax increase.
This is just shameful, and even moreso that Bush would approve it to run, when it's filled with such disinformation. How can I trust the President to give me the correct information on anything, like the war in Iraq, for example, when he's willing to lie about someone else's political record in Washington?
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