FOUR YEARS AGO, HE DIDN'T HAVE A JOB? From today's New York Times:

"I'm constantly in touch with Karl, Karen, Dan Bartlett, people who are involved with the campaign," Mr. Bush said in the interview last week. "I don't limit my conversation to a particular time of the day.'' But, he added, "if the question is, 'Is it different running this time now that you're the president?' the answer is yes. I've got a job to do."

In 2000, you may recall, Bush was governor of Texas. I guess that doesn't count. But of course, it's very, very bad that Kerry's missed a lot of votes. Just one more example of how your intelligence is being insulted every day.

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