[Superman]

Yes, the Bush administration is playing on, and fanning the flames of, America's fear. That's not the America I am proud of but no one seems to be noticing this very narrow and frankly anti-American political agenda. But let me also make something clear:

I would not be at all interested in bargaining, or any other dialogue, with terrorists. If I'm President and I pick up the phone and our good buddy Osama is on the other line, I'll have few words for him. He's got a bullseye tatooed on his forehead and his days are simply numbered. Hopefully not a three-digit number. And the same goes for all others of his ilk. We're gunnin' for those guys, and there's nothing they can do about that. Diplomacy is something done with legitimate authorities. And it's done to build a team with common goals. Like the financial strangulation, or perhaps the flushing out of terrorists so we can get good clean shots of them. So, when I say diplomacy, I mean diplomacy that results in the occasional world population reduction, if you know what I mean. You guys who pretend to think we libs just want to throw flowers at terrorists are not even being honest. We're just suggesting an effective anti-terrorism strategy, as opposed to the hillbilly shoot-'em-up "that'll teach them a lesson" waste of American lives we all know is occurring in Iraq. Mischaracterizing Kerry as a terrorist-kisser is the same dishonesty we've seen each week from your "leader."