Attention Kerry Campaign...

[Southern Patriot]

Are we REALLY "safer" three years after 9/11 (as the Bushies claim)?

Let's dramatize a little. Arrange a to meet a container ship in close proximity to NYC. Get some cooperative harbor official to lead a tour. Ask pointed questions while standing in front of a sea of containers.

"How many containers come through here in a day? How many have been inspected? Has any security official checked to see if this container REALLY originated in Hamburg? Wouldn't YOU feel safer if containers were inspected and verified BEFORE they reached our shores? When was the last time that you saw a Homeland Security official?"

Introduce the Kerry/Edwards plan to inspect containers. Note that the Bushies have had three years to plug a security hole big enough to drive a ship through. Maybe even bring up the need to control the loose nukes of the x-USSR. Note that so many "suit case" nukes are missing. Maybe even tweak Bush by using the smoking gun/mushroom cloud image.

Now here's a nice little twist: outline how much maritime security $20 mil coul buy. Note that you voted FOR the $87 mil bill when the Iraqi's were going to REPAY us $20 mil. You voted against it when Bush insisted that we simply GIVE AWAY $20 mil.

Let's put Bush on the defensive.

Oh, yeah: nice work with the draft issue but you REALLY need to have Rahm Emmanuel, John Edwards and others making the case with EVIDENCE that the Bushies are considering re-starting the draft. Beat the drum hard on this one. It's got legs.