Kerry Steps Up Attack on Bush's Economic Record
Sat Aug 28, 2004 07:02 AM ET
By Michael Conlon
SEATTLE (Reuters) - John Kerry, stepping up his attack on President Bush after bad news about the economy, said Saturday the country cannot afford another four years of lost jobs, slow growth and creeping poverty.
The Democratic presidential nominee sounded the theme as he wound up a week-long, cross-country trip that raised millions of dollars for his party's causes.
He planned to spend most of next week on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket while Republicans take the stage and media spotlight in New York for the convention that will nominate Bush to run for a second term.
"Forty-one years ago, Martin Luther King gave his 'I Have a Dream' speech," Kerry said in a statement released in advance of a rally in the Seattle area. "He told us his dream that one day, all Americans would have the chance to share in the promise of our great country.
"John Edwards (his running mate) and I have the same dream and together, we can make it a reality. Together, we can build an America that's stronger at home and respected in the world.
"I don't believe that four years of lost jobs, lower wages, higher health care costs, higher tuitions and tax cuts for the few are the best we can do," Kerry said.
"The fundamental choice we face is this: Do we want an economy that benefits the special interests or do we want an economy that works for middle-class families?"
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