What touching thoughts Greg, you must be one hell of a guy. And thanks for reminding me to feel guilty for being a white male, I'd almost forgot.
Of course, all that liberal compassion, back of the bus stuff has nothing to do with what I'm talking about. And for the record some of that crap has no basis in fact, at least as it pertains to this election. I gather you are referring to allegations by Jesse Jackson that African-Americans were somehow stopped from voting. But as usual there is no proof or facts to substantiate those allegations, just bluster.
The truth is, African-Americans comprise 12% of the population of Florida, yet made up 16% of votes cast on Nov. 7, and set new records for turnout to boot. But don't let the facts get in the way of that bleeding heart of yours.
And I suppose you would have no problem if it was Bush winning the election on the fourth count by virtue of dimples on ballots never counted before and divined as votes by his supporters. You say if you had the power to count every vote equally you would, but clearly that is not what is happening here. And that is precisely why the Supreme Court got involved (among other reasons). I pray the nation survives substituting the Constitution for your judgement of what is fair.
As for your assertions that Democrats somehow have the moral high ground because they believe in higher taxes for the rich, etc., well I just don't have time to straighten you out on that. But don't for a minute tell me I care any less about the "downtrodden" than you do, we just disagree on the remedy.
In fact, I happen to think the policy of Democrats actually hurts minorities for reasons to complex to elaborate on here, but I have strong beliefs in this area. In my opinion Democrats just see minorities as a meaty block of votes - what have they actually ever done for them. And the fact is, Bush would have more African-Americans in high positions in his Cabinet than any other President in history. This is encouraging and important, because more than minorities need government programs, they need role models.
I'm not a Republican because I'm a white male, hell I used to practically be a communist and listen to Joan Baez when I was young and naive. I'm a Republican because, having lived in Washington D.C., I've seen the waste and corruption of big government first hand. Higher taxes just shifts money from wealth creators to wealth destroyers, it does nothing to help all those downtrodden people you care so deeply about.
If you really want to help the underprivileged, I suggest the Peace Corps, the Democratic Party is a poor substitute.
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