A Major Supply-Sider Defects...
Former chief editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal and one of the architects of Ronald Reagan's "supply side economics" - Jude Wanniski - has written a passionate letter explaining his enthusiastic support for Senator Kerry... while at the same time intending to continue voting for other Republicans.
See this piece from Wanniski explaining his endorsement of Kerry in this election:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/wanniski/wanniski30.html
"There are a lot of little reasons why I should be voting for the re-election of President Bush, for whom I gladly cast my vote in 2000. The one big reason why I will vote for Senator Kerry next Tuesday is that he is an internationalist, as am I, and Mr. Bush has become an imperialist - one whose decisions as Commander-in-chief have made the world a more dangerous place. Until this week, while I had privately decided to vote for Kerry, I had not planned to share that news with you until after Election Day. But I have been getting lots of mail from website fans urging me to vote for Kerry, or to help them decide between Kerry and Nader. Or from my Wall Street clients urging me to vote for Bush for all the little reasons - economic, social or political - of the kind that led me to the Republican Party in 1968 after my early adult years as a Democrat."
And the stack of defections grows. With the exception of a screeching Zell Miller, can you find any going the other way? Is it possible these intelligent and sincere conservatives have noticed something really rotten in the State?
It is late in the game to hope to convert any more undecideds. All I can do is offer up again my two "big salvoes", in case any of you out there know any wavering moderates.
about this administration's destruction of our world leadership: http://www.davidbrin.com/neocons.html
about the "neoconservative" cult: http://www.davidbrin.com/neoromantics.html
I am growing increasingly optimistic. Soon we will be able to tell the world: "See? We recognized monsters and got rid of them. We are back in the community of nations. We are ready again to LEAD the community of nations."
Oh, and we'll be able to add (truthfully!):
"Most of us voted against him in the first place!"
I expect people around the world will accept this truth and cut us some slack for the temporary takeover of our government by maniacs. After all, when THEIR countries were run by monsters, the effects were often far, far worse.
It will be nice to be trusted again with the leadership of Western Civilization. I still believe we're the nation best qualified to do the job.
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