The Viet Nam war made me a hard leftie during the war. Then I had to rethink everything when I saw the boat poeple and Pol Pot’s hell. So, I went through the pain of changing my politics with Reagan’s presidency, and saw through the propaganda to see the tyranny of the communists. I became a cold warrior and am proud to have supported Reagan’s victorious war.

The hardest thing was dealing with the image change and dealing with no longer being one of the cool liberals. Peer pressure is the biggest glue of the left.

The joke of this election is that the post-Viet Nam era ended on 9/11/01. Half the country hasn’t gotten it yet. The post-Viet Nam days where American power was seen as bad and not to be trusted are over. We can’t indulge in the adolescent self-indulgences of hyrper-criticism. In order to survive we have to know that we are good and worth defending.

And we are. The Michael Moores are having their last hurrah as they fade into oblivion. This election has the opportunity for the country to make a choice – for American goodness, strength, and noble mission. Kerry doesn’t have a mission other than have people like us (peer pressure).

Bush has a mission to defend Western Civilization by spreading freedom around the world. I am glad to support Bush in America’s eventual triumph.