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October 16, 2004
The Uncivil War
Ever the optimist, ;), I was holding out hope that one of the candidates for president would be worth voting for. Sadly, it's beginning to become clearer and clearer that a vote for one is a vote for either. Neither is really prepared for the next four years. Neither has a firm plan for the future that brings strength to America and americans. Neither can shut down the rhetoric for more than 3 words.
Bush v.2 is committed to molding America to his vision. Too bad he has cataracts. He somehow gives the impression that he can both lead this country in a time of war and still make every fuck up in the book along the way. The only thing he seems to do right is to turn on the charisma when people turn on the TV.
Kerry is certainly able to speak with a vocabulary base greater than a Where's Waldo book, and he directs it better to the common american, but he has a few major strikes against him. First, he makes promises that would never pass a republican-controlled legistative branch. Promise me the moon all you want, but when the bean counters are too busy stuffing the beans in their own pockets, there's not so much moon available. Second, he hasn't displayed the fighting spirit speaks to our collective cores. It may be the wrong war at the wrong time, but it's a reality and it needs to be dealt with in a strong decisive manner. The strongest he's been was slamming Bv2 during the debates; but when that is followed up by big smiles and shaking hands post-debate, I wonder exactly how much of that had been a show.
Regardless of whomever wins the flurry of election-centric lawsuits after the election, we're screwed as a country. The civil war isn't in Fallujah. It's right here at home. It began when the campaigning started and it's not going to end until we have Clinton v.2 to redirect our attentions to future unknown attrocities.
Posted at October 16, 2004 10:48 AM | Rants and Opinions
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