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finally, certainly. Sure and you betcha.
But gosh, last time we had a war hero with lots of international experience and credibility and a dedication to an alternative energy Apollo project, and transparent government,and the Republican candidates were the Bush-Cheney Gang that had already brought about Abu Ghraib, and news was out that there were no WMD after all, and Bush had declared Mission Accomplished but we were still throwing money at the Iraq occupation and paying billions for very low quality service by military contractors who were given preferred vendor status and really didn't deserve it. Even so, you all still chose him in high enough numbers to push him over the top with just a little election manipulation here and there in swing states.(Just a little flip from 51/48 K/B to the official result, after midnight, 2004.)
As a Yellow Dog Democrat, I have been horrified that traditional Republicans allowed their party to sink so low yet go unchallenged. Your party was led by a guy that accepted the dismal performance of Halliburton and KBR with the moldy food and electro-shock showers and insufficient armor for our own troops-- and you all did not join us behind John Kerry, a distinguished Veteran with Purple Heart and Bronze Star and the support of lots of generals, admirals and diplomats, to withdraw from Iraq and repair our military and make our approach to terrorism more swift and efficient. Kerry had great plans that made a lot of sense. We'd be far ahead in alternative energy already, for example, creating jobs here at home right now. And Kerry had spent years urging regulations on international finance, so he'd have been there looking out for the financial bubbles we have had foisted upon us. But you chose the Kennebunkport Cowboy and his war profiteers instead.
You all who were supposed to be the fiscally responsible group a long time ago, did not rise up to take back your party from the ideologues and bring it back to the rational side. You refused to accept the 2 realities that Bush's first term had already made abundantly clear: (1) trickle down economics still doesn't work and (2) military service privatization led to corruption-- the USA was forced to accept lousy service for lots of money from no-bid (i.e. no competition) contracts. And friends of the President were hired to do a heck of a job running important government agencies. But enough of you stayed with your party to allow it all to continue.
You all who were supposed to be really concerned about the U.S. national security and the welfare of our troops, allowed our country to dishonor all of us by starting a war on false pretenses and sustaining it on evidence gained from torture, which all our military experts told us was unreliable. And how could you vote to re-elect an administration that allowed practicing torture even though we all know that endangers our own troops, making them susceptible to similar gruesome treatment if they are ever captured.
You all knew that and yet you allowed the Bush Gang to stay in control and do their shenanigans with the culture war stuff and bully their way back into the White House.
So sure, I'm glad you are wise enough to be voting for Barack Obama, the candidate that makes sense,
instead of the angry Senator McLiar and his Christian Fundamentalist governor gal. Wish you had preferred dorky yet fierce Veteran Kerry to the massively destructive Bush Gang last time, but hey, better late than never.
I hope you more responsible Republicans can take back your party from the awfully corrupt Ends Justify The Means Gang. The Republicans always ran a culture war game, but the snarling of Southern Secessionist Wallace type rallies had been curbed somewhat for the last 20 years. I watched the debates looking for some kind of contrition from McSnarl for stirring up that kind of hatred, and instead was treated to an even more hostile attitude than he'd shown heretofore. In response to the admonition from the elder statesman John Lewis he said he respected before, McLurch did not make one more statement urging his followers to respect Senator Obama. He did not apologize for his followers getting carried away and shouting "Terrorist" and "Kill Him" out of their charming dedication. Instead he expressed strong anger at John Lewis on the air, broadcast to millions of people. He trashed Lewis, instead of heeding his warning. And then proceeded to directly and openly declare that he was proud of each and every one of his supporters. That was chilling.
So golly, glad to have you, but I wish you'd turned your party around from this Culture War Gutter Politics four years ago, when they were wearing band-aids with purple hearts on them to mock Senator Kerry's military career. I am still angry that the commentariat thinks that the RNC trash ads are equal to Obama team negative ads. McShame acknowledged the difference himself. He said that during the game he watched, he saw lots of ads attacking his healthcare POLICY. And attacking HIS APPROACH to the economy. Yes, McShame, you said it-- the Obama team issues sharp ads that attack your POLICIES AND PLANS, not you as a person. No "Adulterer Born in Panama" ads from them. That's a big difference I am glad to see the public really appreciates.
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