'Compare and contrast'

Meanwhile, Mr Graham, one of several fellow Democrats to raise questions about Kerry's campaign performance, defended describing him as still a little "out of focus" for many voters.

The Kerry camp is to attack Bush on domestic issues

Asked on NBC's Meet the Press programme if Mr Kerry should be clearer on what he would do in Iraq, Mr Graham said: "I would suggest he also needs to say that the issue is now beyond Iraq; it is now Iran, it is now North Korea."

Mr Dodd, an influential Democrat from Connecticut, said his party's standard bearer had "a very confused message in August, and the Republicans had a very clear and concise one".

"We did not adequately lay out the contrast, compare and contrast what a Kerry administration would do and what the Bush administration has done," Mr Dodd said of the Democrats' convention in Boston.

Now why would Graham of Florida make that comment? Did he mean that there needs to be a clearer (compare or contrast) understanding of what Kerry's stand is on Iran and N. Korea...OR, does he mean that Kerry plans to make clear of what he plans to do with Iran and North Korea? See, this article wasn't written clear because I can take this both ways.

Also, some more BS in the first section about Kerry to "Bush bounce" also seemed wishywashy too. I heard the other day on some talk tv program that one of the reasons why Dukakis lost the election against PapaBush was because he didn't fight back against Bush....and that Kerry seems to follow the same docile form of campagne. ..So they told Kerry that he can't do what Dukakis did or he'll lose for sure...so who does he hire? John Sasso, the guy who ran the presidential campaign for Michael Dukakis. Huh? What's with that? $50 bucks says Sasso is on the Bush's payroll. Hell, for that matter, Kerry probably is too.

Christy