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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (197623)	8/13/2004 2:18:49 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574122

Ted, Sorry, Ten, Bush is no where near the middle. Well, he sure pretended to be when he passed the prescription drug benefit for Medicare, Ted Kennedy's education bill, the McCain-Feingold joke of campaign finance reform, welfare for farmers, and who knows what else, all to try and foster a "new tone" in Washington. You have it right when you said "he sure pretended". Those things he did were to garner votes. I can separate people's ideology from their political actions, can't you? If nothing else, Bush is a political animal and he will do what it takes to win. You may say that Kerry is doing the same thing......but its different...........the anti war Dems are not fooled by Kerry's actions........they know that Kerry is not the perfect candidate for them but he is a major improvement over the alternative so they are supporting him even though they know its not a perfect fit. That same singularity of purpose is what's making it difficult for Nader to get on the ballot in many states. This country is so polarized that it's useless to try and walk in the middle of the road. Bush proved that when his "new tone" failed to win over the Democrats. If Kerry wins, he'll also prove it to be useless ... and then you can blame the "other side" as much as you want. It didn't start out so polarized when Bush took office. There was unhappiness over the election but no one in a million years guessed at the kinds of stunts Bush would pull during his term in office and the about face he would make from his campaign promise of the compassionate conservative. Add to that, the constant criticism, carping, ridiculing of the left by the right over the past 4 years has deepened and solidified the schism. Bush doesn't get it nor does he care; hence, his joke about "the haves and the have mores" It's an illusion to "try to embrace as many segments of your constituency" as you can. Why should Kerry be lauded for this, but Bush be criticized? Better to just criticize them both and tell them to stick to their core philosophies. Too bad for Kerry, he doesn't have one. If someone doesn't embrace the 'illusion' as you put it, then eventually this country will break apart...........this polarization can not go on indefinitely. Its bad for everyone and its getting uglier by the day. ted