Reply #24: Republicans slam Democrat plan to hit Bush from bases

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Republicans accused Capitol Hill Democrats yesterday of plotting to use military bases as props for political press events to criticize President Bush for his handling of the war in Iraq.

"I think that is deplorable," Sen. George Allen, Virginia Republican, said yesterday on Fox News. "It is pitiful. We are at war. This country needs to be unified and realize who the enemy is -- it's not fellow Americans."

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"President Bush and the Republican majority in Congress have enacted strong policies to keep Americans safe during a global war on terror," North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole, chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said yesterday. "As an alternative, the Democrats present political games and gimmicks."

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Kevin Madden, spokesman for House Majority Leader John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, said Democrats in both chambers don't distinguish between "policy and posturing."

"They have done nothing but elevate obstacles and pursue partisanship in a post-September 11 world," he said. "This memo is verification of a party that bows at the altar of political opportunity while ignoring real homeland security interests."

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