Hi Dale - Hope you are well and still travelling the world in peace. Haven't posted on the "moderate" thread for awhile as it became a place, in my opinion, of being largely something very different from "moderate."
In any event, I was looking for some posts I made back near the beginning of the year. I had suggested to several that if it came down to Bush v anti-Bush, Bush would win by a small margin.
Unfortunately, Kerry chose to go the anti-Bush route, never getting a positive message across. Other than fine print on websites that never reach the masses, there was very little positive and almost no specifics.
Even the fanatical posting on SI reflects the hate Bush or hate Kerry message. Very little is produced with specific plans, whether it be Iraq, tax policies, health care, prison reform, war against drugs, medicare, social security, and just plain government incompetence.
Moderates had a great opportunity against a very weak President and a Presidency with questionable legitimacy. However, moderates ceded the battle to vehement strident voices that were largely anti-American and anything but moderate. The Bush haters and critics lost the election by convincing the Kerry people that being anti-Bush was enough.
Take care. |
