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To: Alighieri who wrote (211244)	11/9/2004 2:20:16 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1573593

Al, you should read the article. Essentially, Brooks is saying that the people who voted for Bush believe we are safer now than we were before 9/11 whereas those who voted for Kerry think the opposite. If that is a correct evaluation of the election, then it would not matter who ran from the Dems. inspite of what the Monday morning quarterbacks are saying now. Some people are embarrassed they voted for Bush so, of course, they will say a Biden or Lieberman would have been better. In fact, Bush is their man no matter what. If the margin of victory had been larger, I would agree. But the fact is that Kerry had an honorable but controversial and easily distorted past in Vietnam. His voting record on the Iraq war proved to be a very difficult obstacle. I think you may listening too much to the people on this thread. I have spoken to a number of moderates who voted for Bush........all men. It came down to two things for them..........Bush feels more like a real man to them........they didn't say it quite that way but that's what they meant. A real man can keep fighting in Iraq without any concern about loss of life. Remember that manly image has been carefully cultivated by Rove..........psuedo TX twang and all. Really funny when you think about it.........Bush was a cheerleader and a real mama's boy in college. Rove should take his talents to Hollywood. <g> Secondly, it was the whole issue of their wallets. Bush offered the promise of permanent tax cuts while halving the deficit. Logically, they know that's not likely but they're hoping that Bush will make it happen either thru magic or reducing the gov't substantially. Either way is fine with them. ted

To: Alighieri who wrote (211244)	11/9/2004 4:06:23 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573593

Squeezing jello in Iraq <snip> "But will it? American military planners expected to face thousands of Iraqi resistance fighters in the streets of Falluja, not the hundreds they are currently fighting. They expected to roll up the network of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and his foreign Islamic militants, and yet to date have found no top-tier leaders from that organization. As American forces surge into Falluja, Iraqi fighters are mounting extensive attacks throughout the rest of Iraq. Far from facing off in a decisive battle against the resistance fighters, it seems the more Americans squeeze Falluja, the more the violence explodes elsewhere. It is exercises in futility, akin to squeezing jello. The more you try to get a grasp on the problem, the more it slips through your fingers." english.aljazeera.net