“As a response to militant Islam and to encourage moderate Muslims, the presidential aspirant proposed that ‘the great religious figures of the planet’ — he mentioned the pope, the archbishop of Canterbury and the Dalai Lama — hold a summit.”

Mr. Diplomacy apparently has the Faith of a Child in the power of assorted religious leaders to join together to magically rehabilitate the reputation of Islam so that everyone will trust each other enough to “isolate those who are (a threat).” Visualize this summit and concentrate on World Peace. Wait – is the problem that people are thinking bad thoughts about Islam?

Does Kerry really believe that the head of his own church is going to follow his proposal after his public disagreements with church policies? Has he considered that if he promotes the Dalai Lama on the world stage it might tick off the Chinese? They are the reason the Dalai Lama is in exile, after all. Can Kerry afford to risk losing the cooperation of the Chinese in negotiations with North Korea? Why would Muslims look favorably on statements by the Dalai Lama (not even a monotheist) about their religion?

Maybe the archbishop of Canterbury could “encourage moderate Muslims” on his own. But would moderate Muslims still feel offended that an outsider was being asked to sit in judgement of their religion? And would the archbishp of Canterbury dare say anything substantive, given the radical Islamists in Britain who talk about the day when the flag of Islam will fly over #10 Downing street? Did Kerry ever consider asking the advice of the principals before suggesting this fanciful idea?

Just a wild guess I suppose, but the rejoicing of our enemies might indicate that their reaction was based on bad news for the good ol’ US of A, and good news for them. Those of us on this side of the isle look at that as a BAD thing, though the LLL might be inclined to disagree.

How is voting for Bush on the basis of the likely emotional reaction of our enemies any less stupid than voting for Kerry because it will please our allies?

I think I’d rather case my vote where America’s best interests lie and let the rest of the world sort it out for themselves.

Ha ha, no problem. I read so much everyday my brain is mush. I forget half the content and can’t remember the sources. Nevertheless I’ll make sure my wife gets me to the polling station to pull the lever for Bush, by wheelbarrow if necessary.

Mea culpa, Mea culpa, Mea maxima culpa. My brain is so flooded with ABB toxins that I have dificulty seperated tongue in cheek from the real thing.

“One of the previous posters made a fine laundry list of all of Kerry’s ignorant stances on virtually every major foreign policy issue of his Senate term and then procedes to say that he will vote for him because Bush is so terrible.”

If you are referring to my post near the top of the comments section please rest assured that I am absolutely voting to reelect President Bush. My response was pregnant with sarcasm, which I thought was pretty obvious.

If you are in fact not referring to my post you may ignore this.

I am another Democrat for Bush and I think Kerry will be a disaster for the War on Terror. First of all Kerry does not believe there is a WoT and neither do the cavier socialists that have taken over the party.

I also think it is absurd to talk about Bush’s errors when it is obvious that the Democrats failed to see this coming or guard against it in the eight years Clinton was in Washington. It can be argued that there would be problems in Iraq no matter what plan the Bushies followed, but it is also obvious that the Dems do not have a plan, other than bitching about Republicans. That does not inspire confidence.

Thank you so much for reading what I wrote. I, too, have made similar conclusions: No matter how much information you provide, some people just don’t care; they seem to want the U.S. to fail. And the Democratic party, most likely, is not a party I will ever vote for again. Sometimes I wonder why It took me so long to see that the Republican party isn’t evil, after all.

And Kay!! Yes, thank you for telling me about this site. I’ll keep it on my favorites bar. As I may have mentioned yesterday, my mother lives in France but and is voting for Bush (due to me providing information she has been lacking in Europe), though ALL of her ex-pat friends HATE Bush.

I e-mailed her this article by Sarah Baxter. She just e-mailed me back to say she will keep it as a reminder that she is not alone.

Thanks everyone!

Michele