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To: LindyBill who wrote (28732)	2/10/2004 5:21:46 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793689

Andrew Sullivan BUSH-HATRED PEAKING? There was a moment during my time on Bill Maher's Real Time (I had a blast) that, in retrospect, struck me as revealing. At one point, when Maher was going through a list of what he believed were firable offenses at the CIA, in the White House, and so on, during the war on terror, he blurted something out. I paraphrase: "Why was it that the only person who got fired from his job during the war on terror was me?" It was a joke. But it came back to me reading Al Gore's deranged rant in Tennessee (the state that voted for Bush in 2000). Gore felt humiliated not only by the election result, but also by the soaring popularity of Bush after 9/11. Just like Maher's anger at being out of it during those months, Gore's rage and resentment must have been bubbling underneath for a while. So the legitimate WMD issue has finally enabled them to vent more freely, to come out of the shell of restraint that patriotism and unpopularity once imposed upon them. That may also be true for many of us who were alarmed by the fiscal situation during the war but kept mum for similar reasons (although I was on the case for much of last year). We're venting now. But what that might also mean is that the anger might soon dissipate. Rage at Bush might subside. And the real criticisms of his administration - on spending, debt, WMD intelligence - might be more soberly addressed. Gore is always a very good indicator of where the country isn't. Bush-hatred, in other words, may have peaked. Bush-skepticism may be rising. Dean didn't win. Kerry did. And the skepticism may be more deadly.

To: LindyBill who wrote (28732)	2/10/2004 9:54:49 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793689

It's so nice to occasionally see sensible suggestions rather than rhetoric.

To: LindyBill who wrote (28732)	2/10/2004 11:07:12 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793689

Instead of talking about the sanctity of marriage (which heterosexuals like Britney Spears are doing a pretty good job of destroying without help) Celebrities have been jumping in and out of beds and marriages since there have been celebrities. I don't see that this has any impact on the sanctity of marriage. People blow this stuff way out of proportion. Like Janet's little Super Bowl flash. So we saw a nipple, it's not like it's the end of civilization.