This is just too good and it's getting even better...

[Oracle]

Kennedy stands by criticism of Bush on Iraq...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Under fire from Republicans on Friday, Sen. Edward Kennedy defended his harsh criticism of President Bush's policy on Iraq, in which he charged that the threat from Saddam Hussein was exaggerated by the administration for political purposes.

"This is a failed, flawed, bankrupt policy," the Massachusetts Democrat said on CNN's "Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics." "The American people want answers."

Kennedy spoke in the wake of an interview with The Associated Press in which he said the threat from Iraq was concocted to suit the administration's political agenda.

"There was no imminent threat," Kennedy told the AP. "This was made up in Texas, announced in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud."

Kennedy also said Bush is "bribing" world leaders to send troops to Iraq. Republicans have challenged the lawmaker to offer proof of that charge.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/09/19/kennedy.iraq/

[Brucey]

1. Go Teddy, good to have you back!

[no name no slogan]

2. Why does it take a catastrophy

for our elected Democrats to grow a backbone? Why wasn't Teddy saying this sh*t a year ago, when we still could have stopped this war?

Yeah, welcome back, Teddy, just fight a little harder next time.

[wryter2000]

3. I only heard with one ear

I was making dinner last night, and some reporter (not pundit) on the regular news broadcast was going through every statement TK made and dissecting it and questioning TK's office about the veracity. Wish they'd do one tenth the critical analysis of the BS that comes out of the WH. I should only live so long...

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. Push back...

...and they'll fold like a cheap K-Mart deck chair.

[lcordero]

5. He can really tear the Republican Party apart if he explains

his last accusation about the bribing...if he does it in just the right way.

[jimshoes]

6. I have a feeling that Ted has

an ace up his sleeve and the bushies know it. They're in cover your ass mode right now and when Ted finally drops the hammer on this admin some serious fur is going to fly. I just have this notion that Jack and Bobby are smiling down on their lil' bro right now saying give em hell Ted.

[Demobrat]

7. That's a nice image.

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[Cha]

8. A lot of us e-mailed Kennedy yesterday with our encouragement.

Sorry, I can't find the address! :-)