Tom Toles, whose editorial cartoons appear regularly in the centrist WashingtonPost, has a hunch: as an advocate of massive social programs and big federal budgets to pay for them (translation: someone who raises taxes) who is also soft on terrorism.

• 汤姆-托尔斯，其时政漫画定期刊登于中立的《华盛顿邮报》的漫画家，他有一种预感：布什会将克里描绘成极力倡导庞大的社会福利项目，并且要求大笔的联邦预算来支付(也就是说他要提高税收)，同时对恐怖主义也是软弱无力的。