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To: LindyBill who wrote (82415)	11/1/2004 9:59:04 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793801

INSTAPUNDIT - VIRGINIA POSTREL endorses Bush in terms that I completely agree with: I'm not picking a boyfriend here either, or, for that matter, an intellectual mentor. Given the current balance of power in Congress, there are only two things the president can significantly affect: foreign policy and regulatory policy. I prefer Bush to Kerry on both. It's a cold calculation. Though I supported the war in Iraq, I never thought it would be easy. In fact, I thought things would be worse. It was a high-risk venture, requiring long-term commitment to secure long-term, strategic gains. I wish Bush had warned the public more about the inevitable difficulties, but I do not feel betrayed. I feel no need to lash out at the president. Voting is an expressive activity, but it need not be emotional. Andrew Sullivan's invocation of "The deep emotional bond so many of us formed with the president back then" does not apply to me. Bush leaves me cold and always has. I never wanted to hang out with him, so I don't take our policy differences personally. I never idolized his leadership, so I don't feel he's failed me. He gets my vote in part because I don't identify with him. He's just a hired hand, and he's better than the alternative. Indeed.

To: LindyBill who wrote (82415)	11/1/2004 11:18:33 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 793801

Yeah right, and making sure a voter presents proper ID is "voter intimidation." Ben Ginsberg was on C-Span a couple of days ago and said that Ed Gillespie had a solution to the problem. Gillespie sent a letter to Terry McAuliffe proposing that the parties have one lawyer each at polls where either side thought there might be a problem. Nice simple solution, right? The Democrats rejected it out of hand, proving that they need this as an issue to galvanize their base, they have no interest in a solution....