] PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.%u2014"I want you to stand, raise
] your right hands," and recite "the Bush Pledge," said
] Florida state Sen. Ken Pruitt. The assembled mass of
] about 2,000 in this Treasure Coast town about an hour
] north of West Palm Beach dutifully rose, arms aloft, and
] repeated after Pruitt: "I care about freedom and liberty.
] I care about my family. I care about my country. Because
] I care, I promise to work hard to re-elect, re-elect
] George W. Bush as president of the United States."
]
]
] I know the Bush-Cheney campaign occasionally requires the
] people who attend its events to sign loyalty oaths, but
] this was the first time I have ever seen an audience
] actually stand and utter one. Maybe they've replaced the
] written oath with a verbal one.

One Nation Under Bush - At a campaign rally, Republicans recite the