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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (45493)	2/22/2006 4:33:01 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

I've bookmarked that site, now. I had not known about it. I do like many of the quotes he put in the header. He seems to be anti-Bush but so are half of the American people give or take. That is certainly not grounds for condemnation. I don't think he is as bad as he is being portrayed. I don't know that he is bad at all at this point. I believe in the right to an opinion even where it it different than mine. That is what separates perceptive and worldly people such as yourself from people such as Baker. I have no quarrel with Tsig if his only "crime" is to think Bush a lesser leader. A lot of Americans agree with him if that is what he thinks. My personal opinion is that Bush is no man of greatness. I consider him ordinary with some very good qualities of networking--and some less positive qualities, otherwise. Funny, though...he may have been just what was needed in light of 9-11. There were no significant people of depth running against him in his election and Presidency so his tenure may be considered pro forma with a positive slant. The last thing the U.S. needs right now is somebody over-endowed with compassion or intelligence. What you need right now is self interest and absolute distrust. You need to build up a huge defensive capability. And you need to bring your allies on board. You MAY need to invade Iran or others. Indeed...you MAY. 9-11 required a lot of planning. More important...it required a very large sense of meaning and purpose. It was not an anomaly. For people to act with a sense of purpose to such a degree requires a certain milieu. It is not just robbing the corner store after a few beer...