Yet, since Sept. 11, the Bush-Cheney team has not lifted a finger to make us, or the Arab-Islamic world, less dependent on oil.

The Bush-Cheney team, by contrast, summoned us to D-Day and then treated it like it was just another political wedge issue, whenever it suited them.

But after six disastrous years of being led by the ultra-experienced but morally challenged Bush-Cheney team, I am willing to bet on the superiority of character.

"He has the Bush-Cheney team running his re-election, but I believe he has turned his back" on the people and institutions of the state.

"This ad illustrates the kind of negative, misleading and pessimistic campaign the Bush-Cheney team is running," said Chad Clanton, a spokesman for the Kerry organization.

If only the Bush-Cheney team had taken Senator Chafee's advice about developing a unifying agenda to present to Congress!

The Bush-Cheney team should be inspiring our generation's moon shot: energy independence.

While the election was undecided, the Bush-Cheney team was not eligible for public funding to plan a transition to a new administration.

In our view, the Bush-Cheney team represents a giant stride in that direction.

The Bush-Cheney team may talk tough, but its actions directly contradict its own words.