On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Dean Forster wrote:
> well it's a (nominally) free country, you may clutch
> your predjudice tightly to yourself if you like. =)
Can't I despise both men? Please?
> I'm thinking that here's no way Bush could be as bad
> as the press and all of the other deposed Clinton
> worshippers paint him. If he is, well then that
> sucks- but i'll arrive at that conclusion after
> letting the man's work be felt before making such
> overzealous judgments.
Hey, I'm in Texas. I've had lots of time to judge for myself.
> A big part of why Republicans seem to be so much more
> widely hated then the Democrats lately is because they
> have more of an affinity for long term goals.
> Something which the hyperfast society we've built
> doesn't take to at all.
Long term goals? Which would those be? Different goals, maybe, but
neither party looks much beyond the 2-4 spin cycle as far as I can see.
> I'm not sure if i've mentioned this before, but I
> think Bush is playing the 'dumb old country boy' card
> like Reagan did.
Bush isn't stupid at all, but he's what I'd call a shrewd fool. He knows
exactly how to get what he wants, but he doesn't know what's worth
wanting. IMO, of course.
It's certainly a shocking change
> from the slick willie days. I remember vaguely just
> how much Reagan was hated with the country coming out
> of the Carter administration, too.
Huh? People were kissing Reagan's feet.
Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
Nuke the straight consumerist wildebeests for Buddha!
