Bush comes out swinging in his first official campaign stop:

"Senator Kerry voted for the Patriot Act, for NAFTA, for the No Child Left Behind Act, and for the use of force in Iraq," the president said. "Now he opposes the Patriot Act, NAFTA, the No Child Left Behind Act, and the liberation of Iraq.
"My opponent clearly feels strongly about each of these issues," he added. "So strongly that one position is never just enough."
Then the president gleefully cited a remark Mr. Kerry made on Tuesday that is destined to be repeated by the Bush campaign for months.
"Someone asked Senator Kerry why he voted against the $87 billion funding bill to help our troops in Iraq," Mr. Bush said. "Here's what he said: 'I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it.'"
The president added mischievously: "That sure clears things up, doesn't it?"
By couching his criticisms in humor, Mr. Bush hopes to reinforce his image as sunny and upbeat while portraying Mr. Kerry as dour and humorless. He called the Democrats the party of "bitterness and partisan

About time they smacked Kerry, polls are showing that it works. The American public is beginning to see the real Kerry come out and doesn't like him.