I'm as tired as the next guy of posts and diaries that say "Kerry will win the debate if he uses this zinger." I've also posted several just like that (of course mine were killer).
And yet, prior to the first debate several Kossacks pitched the, "Your father knew invading Iraq was a bad idea" tack that Kerry wound up using to great effect. Coincidence? Who knows?
Just in case, I posit this precision rhetorical bomb. Only five words long, this phrase carries with it the recent "Bush is in denial" theme as well as the "This man is a liar" vibe that lurks just below the surface of the new CIA report, Cheney's debate performance, Bush's "rose colored glasses" Iraq outlook, etc.
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