----- Original Message ----- From: "Gautam Mukunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 11:41 AM Subject: Re: Seth Finkelstein on 16 words
> --- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > The expanses are quite broad on both sides of the > > fence. > > They really don't seem to have been. The outcome of > the war was astonishingly one-sided, wasn't it? It > fit almost exactly into what a bunch of people (myself > least among them) who thought overthrowing Hussein was > a good idea were saying. Perhaps you misunderstand me. What I am saying is that there is quite a variety of opinions and origin points for opinions among people in this country. And no group of people represents the causes of evil or virtue. Its really a case of pots calling kettles black. And it is a problem as far as I am concerned because it is indicative of the polarisation of the American populace. There is no consensus in the US even as to what the problem(s) are. This lack of direction is directly harmful to our people, and my fear is that it will open the door to potentially malicious opportunists. > > In all seriousness, Rob, we have a problem here. A > significant fraction of the leadership of the greatest > and oldest political party in the world seems to have > decided that attacking the enemies of the United > States is less important than attacking the President > of the United States. There is plenty of dishonesty > on both sides of the aisle. But on this singular > issue of paramount importance - more important, in my > mind, than every other issue put together, there has > not been. I'm only partially disagreeing with you here. What I see, is that both parties are so greedily grasping for power that they have lost sight of true American ideals and are fixated on one thing, control of the nation. Look at what is happening in Texas. Its all out in the open here. The Republican party cares not a whit what the people of Texas think or what the law states. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2000093 > Even more strikingly, the dishonesty on one > side has been so overwhelming and obvious that it > calls into question not just the integrity, but the > intentions, of the people making the claims. > The fabled Afghan winter is 22 months overdue. Those > brutal Iraqi sandstorms didn't stop the 3rd Infantry. > The desert heat is conspicuously failing to make > American farmboys drop. And the Arab street remains > stunningly quiescent. Yet the same people are now > telling us that President _Bush_ was lying when he > might (or might not) have made a mistake about Iraqi > WMD searches in Africa? Come on. If it makes you feel any better, I agree with the above, but feel it is to a great degree beside the point. That our government has been fooled or made a mistake is an occurance that could happen with any administration. That the current administration appears to be alienating large portions of the population and unable or too inept to allay their concerns or effectivly address them is a serious issue. > > I have plenty of problems with George Bush. But if it > came down to his political benefit or the safety of > the United Staes, I know which one he would pick. I > have plenty of problems with Terry McAuliffe, too. > But I fear that if it came down to his political > benefit or the safety of the United States - well, > that we're _watching_ which one he would pick, and > it's not the one I would hope for. > I didn't vote or not vote for McAuliffe. He cannot make policy for the nation. He can say what he wants, but if people believe him, it because the administration has done a poor job defending themselves. xponent Its A Mess Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
