Bush means more. boston.com More deaths in Iraq; more tax cuts for richest 2 percent; more assault weapons; more refusing to deal with worst deficit in American history; more jobs shipped overseas; more moves to privatize Social Security; more years of far-right John Ashcroft snooping and imposing his morals on us; two or more right-wing Supreme Court justices; no more stem-cell lines for research on incurable diseases; more damage to our air, water, and wilderness; more phony prescription-drug schemes for senior citizens; more control of US foreign policy by neocons who want to use US military as toy soldiers in ideological adventures; more energy policies designed for and by Big Oil. Bush shamefully exploits tragedy By Dan Payne | September 11, 2004
Salon has a bit from Payne today salon.com Advice for the Democratic party includes (snip) 2. Hire a strategist, not a fundraiser, to run the Democratic National Committee. The ability to raise money is valuable, but the ability to design and execute a strategy is crucial. (snip) The DNC should send every Democratic official "What's Wrong With Kansas?" by Thomas Frank (snip) Getting anti-gay marriage measures on 11 state ballots didn't hurt either.
That last bit was brilliant--I am going to have to read a bit about Karl Rove: Whipping up a hornest nest was, as Bush would say, very good strategery.
I spoke with a conservative Christian this afternoon. Don't think for a second this election was about leadership, or economics, or jobs, or health care, or anything genuinely important.
Their crusade has begun. |