After giving a laundry list of examples where Kerry has contradicted himself on various issues, Rove said, "This guy is a say-one-thing-do-another-thing, flip-flop, one-side, other-side, vacillating, weak politician."

"That's the problem," the Bush political guru continued. "Not his staff. He's got probably the best staff that money can buy on the Democrats' side. They're able, they're tough, they're mean. Take a look at what they've been doing to us for the last six months."

"The problem's not them - it's him," Rove reiterated.

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