GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry spoke to several dozen firefighters and guests about homeland security Monday in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Kerry's visit to western Michigan comes just three days after President George W. Bush spoke at Grand Rapids Community College Friday.
Outside a fire station, Kerry unveiled his new book-length "Our Plan for America" outlining the Democrats' policy blueprint , then joined Gov. Jennifer Granholm for a rally at Calder Plaza, WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, said.
"We are safer?" Kerry asked. "The question is: Are we as safe as we ought to be? The answer is 'No.'"
Kerry was expected to take a ferry across Lake Michigan for an evening speech in Pere Marquette Park in downtown Milwaukee, kicking off a two-day campaign swing across southern Wisconsin and northeastern Iowa.
His running mate, Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., is stumping in Florida.
