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I am under attack on all angles. On one side I have my Democratic friends who, like me, are simply staggering from the election results. To quote a European newspaper: How can 60 million people be so stupid?
On the other side, I can't go to college without bumping into at least two Bush supporters during the course of my day, many of who are inclined to crow over the win of George W. Bush in the election. In fact, it's almost intolerable. If the backers of Senator John Kerry are being sore losers, then the Repulicans are being something less than gracious in victory.
John F. Kerry's concession speech was graceful, humble. He was revealed as a true gentleman of the old school, a man who could have fought on in the courts but chose to spare the nation a gripping legal battle. I've heard a few voices around the campus from people who voted relunctantly for Bush; if we'd known he (Kerry) was a man of that caliber, they say, perhaps we would have voted differently.
Why did you not look for that before?
Realistically, how long did the Bush supporters spend researching the issues? Did they bother to pick up and read a newspaper? Look at internet news sites other than Fox News? How well informed were they when they entered the polling places?
Despite all of Bush's failures in the War on Terror, despite his failures with the economy, despite his abysmal performances in all three of his debates with Senator Kerry, the American public chose narrowly to retain the man as President.
Folks, if the man can barely talk coherently, that influences his performance as President! If he refuses to answer tough questions posed to him by the moderator, that reflects on his credibility and on how much you can trust him. If he is wildly unpopular abroad, that will affect America's relationship with the world. And while picking the President should not be a popularity contest, only a fool wouldn't consider the consequences first.
As it stands right now, I sincerely believe America has made the wrong choice. We are now saddled with a president who is impulsive, powerful, and by most accounts not-too-bright. We have a war in Iraq that is rapidly going downhill. We have a GOP-led majority that is more right wing than ever before, and that is more concerned with gays getting married than the war on terror. We have a Democratic minority that has been eviscerated by the electorate, making it difficult to question the more extreme policy decisions of the Bush Administration. And worst of all, we have an American electorate that is more concerned with Sunday football than with observing the consequences of our actions both here at home and abroad. How many Americans are truly aware of what is going on? How many Americans know what their country is doing in their name?
How many Americans care?
On the other side, I can't go to college without bumping into at least two Bush supporters during the course of my day, many of who are inclined to crow over the win of George W. Bush in the election. In fact, it's almost intolerable. If the backers of Senator John Kerry are being sore losers, then the Repulicans are being something less than gracious in victory.
John F. Kerry's concession speech was graceful, humble. He was revealed as a true gentleman of the old school, a man who could have fought on in the courts but chose to spare the nation a gripping legal battle. I've heard a few voices around the campus from people who voted relunctantly for Bush; if we'd known he (Kerry) was a man of that caliber, they say, perhaps we would have voted differently.
Why did you not look for that before?
Realistically, how long did the Bush supporters spend researching the issues? Did they bother to pick up and read a newspaper? Look at internet news sites other than Fox News? How well informed were they when they entered the polling places?
Despite all of Bush's failures in the War on Terror, despite his failures with the economy, despite his abysmal performances in all three of his debates with Senator Kerry, the American public chose narrowly to retain the man as President.
Folks, if the man can barely talk coherently, that influences his performance as President! If he refuses to answer tough questions posed to him by the moderator, that reflects on his credibility and on how much you can trust him. If he is wildly unpopular abroad, that will affect America's relationship with the world. And while picking the President should not be a popularity contest, only a fool wouldn't consider the consequences first.
As it stands right now, I sincerely believe America has made the wrong choice. We are now saddled with a president who is impulsive, powerful, and by most accounts not-too-bright. We have a war in Iraq that is rapidly going downhill. We have a GOP-led majority that is more right wing than ever before, and that is more concerned with gays getting married than the war on terror. We have a Democratic minority that has been eviscerated by the electorate, making it difficult to question the more extreme policy decisions of the Bush Administration. And worst of all, we have an American electorate that is more concerned with Sunday football than with observing the consequences of our actions both here at home and abroad. How many Americans are truly aware of what is going on? How many Americans know what their country is doing in their name?
How many Americans care?
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