] I'm as weary as you are that our politics veer away from
] what matters -- Iraq, terrorism, health care, jobs -- and
] get sidetracked into personal issues manufactured by
] political consultants and ideological zealots. But the
] Bush campaign has made clear it wants this election to
] focus on character and leadership. If character is the
] issue, the president's life, past and present, matters
] just as much as John Kerry's.
]
]
] Dan Rather has answered his critics. Now it is Bush's
] turn.