Senator John Kerry

I saw how different life was on different sides of the same city. I saw the fear in the eyes read more

I saw how different life was on different sides of the same city. I saw the fear in the eyes of people who were not free. I saw the gratitude of people toward the United States for all that we had done. I felt goosebumps as I got off a military train and heard the Army band strike up "Stars and Stripes Forever."

There the Bush Administration has offered only a merry go-round policy. They got up on their high horse, whooped and read more

There the Bush Administration has offered only a merry go-round policy. They got up on their high horse, whooped and hollered, rode around in circles, and ended right back where they'd started.

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not given the truth; as I read more

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not given the truth; as I said more than a year ago, knowing what we know now, I would not have gone to war in Iraq. And knowing now the full measure of the Bush Administration’s duplicity and incompetence, I doubt there are many members of Congress who would give them the authority they abused so badly. I know I would not.

By refusing to implement the women’s contracting program and repeatedly failing to meet required contracting goals, this administration is undermining read more

By refusing to implement the women’s contracting program and repeatedly failing to meet required contracting goals, this administration is undermining virtually every existing opportunity for women business owners to break into the the good ol’ boy network of federal contracting

The Administration’s willingness to consistently abandon the truth has done great damage. Americans are less willing to listen – less read more

The Administration’s willingness to consistently abandon the truth has done great damage. Americans are less willing to listen – less likely to trust or take anything that is said in Washington seriously.