Roger and Sheryl
Congratulations! I give you much credit for while you went above ground I went under ground. Of course the circumstances are different since politics was much of what I had been engaged in, getting out of the way was the best I could do nonetheless.
Swopa
Your comparisons are so ridiculous they do not even merit addressing, but I will. Right and wrong is all that matters in life and whether one agrees with Roger or not he is calling it as straight as he can, something the Democrats have lost all bearings on. Anyone that accepts Joe Wilson’s accounts of anything at this point plays a fools game, using him as an example against Roger, this President or anyone is a joke and even more foolish.
I would perceive that to you and many others truth leads to the end of some ideological road and what goes on in between is just fair game, Michael Moore subscribes to such a theory. Maybe some on the right do this and I will reject them as well, but this President isn’t one of those and the Democrats endeavoring to drag him in the pit of such crap is very dangerous, he may just come out smelling like roses while others end up smelling like, well like crap. People who call this President a deceiver, find Joe Wilson’s work an example to hang one’s hat on and delight in Michael Moore’s work is worthy of whatever they get out of it, that I can assure you.
The media can cover for John Kerry all they want and if Bush is smart he’ll have as many debates as possible because I know John Kerry and he is a narcisstic asshole with out Clinton’s charm. Bush will answer the falsely stated questions about supposed lies and deceptions with ease and will do fine because he is an honest man and many undecideds care about this. To those that don’t care about these type things, I doubt Bush gives a rats ass what they think because they have nothing but ambush in their hearts and are just not worthy of such respect (NAACP anyone?).
The media and the Democrats and other groups taking such tactics and other dishonest routes are playing a very high stake game and they deserve what they will get from this. This President has risked honor and his personal self for the sake of this nation.
Not all of us “heretics” are so shallow as justify away civilization for winning an election unless of course one still believes that Reagan was a shallow thinking “B” actor with little to do about the fall of Communism or the booming neo-liberal supply side economy we live in. If that is the case then I leave you to your blind self to wallow is such foolishness.
As for me? I got tired of looking at history and seeing myself on the wrong side of it. If one sees themselves on the right side of history voting Mondale and Dukakis, or having fought against Welfare Reform and other type initiatives all while taking retro credit for such (Clintonian credit). If this same person in turn bashes this President for doing similar centrist things they would have praised Clinton, for you I just say is deal with it graciously. How many things has this President done domestically that Clinton would have been praised for? Medicare Reform? No Child Left Behind Act? How about Aid for Africa? How about 3 African Americans in his cabinet?
Young people in this nation are more conservative then the Boomers, sure they are more moderate than John Birchers, but they lean right to be sure. The last time something similar happened was in the 1960?s during Civil Rights when the youth began to go left.
Bush got under 10% of the African American vote how long until they wise up and realize that they marginalize themselves doing this? Especially when so many issues they are naturally conservative on such as school choice and moral values. They are just better represented among Republicans for such beliefs.
I predict that younger African American’s will eventually rebel against liberalism as well. If the Democrats lose many minorities then their goose is cooked. Julian Bond, keep preaching fear and Swopa keep defining truth in the terms you do as Roger would say? Hooray for you! I smell that goose it is almost done.
To you Bush supporting worry warts, Bush will get 53-57% of the vote I guarantee, but if you are weak stomached wait for the debates and the Republican Convention to pay much notice because as Evan Thomas referred to it, “the 15 point Media spot” is still in effect. I smell resentment of the media in the air. Another cooked goose? My world is still Democratic and while they are gloating at the polls and where things are politically, there is this nervous sense about when is that “other shoe” going to drop. Don’t worry it is coming.
