A One-Two Punch from Kerry/Harman Leads the Dem’s Fight on Bush’s Spying

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A One - Two Punch from Kerry and Harman Leads the Dem’s Fight on Bush’s Domestic Spying
January 23, 2006

Senator John Kerry and Rep. Jane Harman led the Democrats fight on Bush’s domestic spying yesterday, saying they “will press President Bush to justify his decision to allow domestic eavesdropping, rebuffing suggestions by Republicans that their criticism of broad executive authority puts the nation at risk.”

Rep. Jane Harman of CA, the senior Democrat on the intelligence committee said, “I think Karl Rove made a big mistake last Friday to use this issue as his opening salvo to Republican operatives.”

“The terrorists aren’t going to check our party registration before they blow us up. . . . We’re under attack as America,” she said on ABC’s “This Week.”

John Kerry, who also appeared on ABC’s “This Week” said Karl Rove is “being divisive by seeking to exploit the terrorism threat for political gain.”

Wartime should not give a president unchecked authority, he said on “This Week.”

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