A nice card…well timed….

Heh!  Heh (squared)!

Our friend Pat (AnkleBitingPundits was preceeded by CrushKerry.com) would be pleased! 

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Well, an update (and bumped!  Seems like Senator Kerry released a Press Release refuting the above.  Well, here’s his refutations, and the truth of those "refutations"  (Note – Kerry Claims are full column, the truth is indented):

Passed Legislation to Combat Money Laundering: In 2001, Senator Kerry’s legislation, the International Counter-Money Laundering and Foreign Anticorruption Act, was enacted as Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act.  It provides the tools the U.S. needs to crack down on international money laundering havens and protects the integrity of the U.S. financial system from the influx of tainted money from abroad.  The legislation gives the Secretary of Treasury the discretionary authority to take targeted action against specific international money laundering threats including restricting or prohibiting their access to the U.S. financial system.  [PL 107-56]

PL 107-56 is H.R.3162 : To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-9]

Helping fishermen gain access to bankruptcy protections: In 2005, Senator Kerry successfully passed an amendment in the Bankruptcy Reform Act to make Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code — which originally applied only to family farmers — applicable to fishermen.  The amendment helps ensure that fishermen have the flexibility under Chapter 12 of the bankruptcy code to wait out the rebuilding of our commercial fish stocks.  [PL 109-8]

PL 109-8 is S.256 : A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA]

Also, Kerry was not one of the 12 co-sponsors of this bill.

In addition, Kerry voted against passage of S.256 on March 10, 2005 (CQ Vote #44)

Stopping Child Exploitation: Senator Kerry’s child exploitation bill (S. 2155, introduced in the 109th Congress) – entitled Masha’s Law – became law in the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. The Kerry legislation, inspired by the tragic story of a 13-year-old girl who was sexually-exploited by her adopted father, will help prevent child exploitation by increasing the civil statutory damages available to a victim of child exploitation and ensuring that victims of child pornography whose images remain in circulation after they have turned 18 can still recover when those images are downloaded. [PL 109-248]

PL 109-248 is H.R.4472 : An act to protect children from sexual exploitation and violent crime, to prevent child abuse and child pornography, to promote Internet safety, and to honor the memory of Adam Walsh and other child crime victims.
Sponsor: Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [WI-5]

More after the jump

Fighting for Massachusetts’ Fishermen: Senator Kerry secured $13.395 million in federal disaster assistance for Massachusetts fishermen as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill signed by the President in December 2007. This funding will provide assistance to the Massachusetts groundfishing fleet, which is struggling to survive in the face of significant cuts in fishing effort. [P.L. 110-161]

P.L. 110-161 is H.R.2764 : Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18]

Assisting the Military and Our Veterans: In 2007, Senator Kerry’s legislation was included in the FY 2008 Department of Defense Authorization Conference Report to authorize the construction of a joint Department of Defense/Veterans Administration military eye injury center of excellence. This “center of excellence” will allow those that have suffered from one of the more common injuries from Operations’ Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, to receive seamless care and treatment. [PL 110-181] Also in 2007, Senator Kerry secured an additional $19 million for the Department of Veterans Affairs readjustment counseling services in the FY 2007 Supplemental Appropriations Conference Report. This funding provided for additional outreach efforts to those transitioning from military to civilian life from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom [PL 110-28].

PL 110-181 is H.R.4986 : To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4]

PL 110-28 is H.R.2206 : Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Obey, David R. [WI-7]

Ethics Reform: Senator Kerry’s bill – the Congressional Pension Accountability Act -  passed as part of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007. The Kerry law denies pensions to any current or future Member of Congress who is convicted of serious ethics crimes such as bribery.  This legislation is based on the 2005 case of Representative Randy “Duke” Cunningham who kept his federal pension of approximately $40,000 per year after pleading guilty to bribery and tax evasion charges.  [PL110-81]

PL 110-81 is S.1 : A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV]

Also, Kerry was not one of the 17 co-sponsors of this bill.

Addressing the Humanitarian Crisis in Burma: In October 2007, the Senate passed S. Res. 339, a Kerry resolution regarding violence in Burma. As the military crackdown intensified in early October, the Senate resolution called on the Burmese authorities to bring an end to violence, release political prisoners, and open dialogue in order to solve the crisis.  Passage of this resolution put Congress on the record in opposition to the atrocities occurring in Burma.

S. Res. 339 was Passed/agreed to in Senate. 

“Simple resolutions are designated H.Res. and S.Res., followed by a number.  A simple resolution addresses matters entirely within the prerogative of one house, such as revising the standing rules of one Chamber. Simple resolutions are also used to express the sentiments of a single house, such as offering condolences to the family of a deceased member of Congress, or it may give "advice" on foreign policy or other executive business. Simple resolutions do not require the approval of the other house nor the signature of the President, and they do not have the force of law.”