The current political climate
I'm not talking about just the war like the link is. Lets say hypothetically, that, I put aside all the valid criticisms about the intelligence failures, foreign policy missteps with North Korea, coalition building, handling of the UN, the larger war on terror, the war in Iraq, Abu Ghraib, the Libby indictment (almost forgot that one), the FEMA response to katrina, and the seeming general disconnect of the president from what's really happening in Iraq, and--we stay for however long is needed in Iraq, we're still left with what will be a bruising fight over how to reduce the deficit and the damage from Katrina.
I forget, which party has been in power for the last 5 years?
I couldn't come up with better namecalling, I have a lot to learn in that sense from the political opposition. You republicans are like temper tantrum throwing 2 year olds, calling help! mommy! there are liberals under my bed. Even when liberals embrace many of the same values you do. There are obviously enough such 2 year olds that groupthink has taken over.
I will mention the few positives, Taliban, Saddam, got what they deserved, although I'll have to disagree with the US support of Pakistan. Iraq seems to be doing good, Last but not least, the economy has semi-grown in those 5 years but real wages and compensation have not.
3 more years is a lot, rest assured, there will be plenty more rankling from unions, and holdon if, If this housing bubble bursts. Where was consumer confidence last month? You can indulge all you want in the democrats are obstructionist flip-floppers self-fulfilling prophecy. It's not going to change much.
Devang wasted time at 9:59 AM
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I didn't know you could read Chomsky in Kansas. I figure the words would not show up on the page- like a vampire not showing up on a photograph.
The GOP is very childish these days, which is funny considering their self-image as grown-up Dads. Yet, they are children, dependednt on the most base myths about the nobility and bravery of their leaderes.
"Ask not what your country can do for you," said JFK
Ask not for whom the chickenhawk cackles is what we all ask ourselves when we hear them try to talk tough..
What is really funny is how Bush's supporters, in their hearts, still think the government is run by the liberal elite and Bush is fighting them with all his heart.
...but it will still be another 4 years after the three, if Democrats can't put together a compelling platform that's something more than "conservative lite".
Here's to hoping, but don't see much galvanizing leadership on the left. Maybe Russ Feingold, but then again maybe not. (That whole divorce thing is a problem.)
good one gotham,.. I'm around some of those supporters, and they won't even watch the mainstream media, and disregard it as noise compared to 'Rush'. it's quite amazing.
I'm waiting like friedman for someone to turn the energy, trade, educatioo deficit into a platform, but that would indeed be overly optimistic. You would think the democrats would've figured out how to play their diversity to their advantage by now.
And just think, what you mentioned (with the exception of the government's response to Katrina) is foreign policy. Though I'm canadian, I spend way too much time reading up about what's happening within the US, and it scares me even more than Irak.
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