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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: monu who wrote (735858)	4/6/2006 10:54:39 PM
From: pompsander	Respond to of 769670

It's not a rant...its a heartfelt and thoughtful analysis.

To: monu who wrote (735858)	4/7/2006 1:56:11 AM
From: Kevin Rose	Respond to of 769670

Good post. To me, one of the main problems is the modern insistence of dividing everyone into 'us' and 'them'. I believe the primary instigators of this bisection are the political parties. By dividing us into two halves that are roughly the same size, they can perpetuate their hold on political power. For sure, the power ebbs and flows between the two, but they are never really 'out of power' (or out of jobs). Each of us has felt the effects. We are forced to choose between two candidates that have generally fixed platforms, often that straddle our individual points of view. For example, I generally consider myself a liberal, yet I believe in strict fiscal responsibility by our government, the death penalty, and a somewhat business accommodative environment. Being that as it may, which party better represents me? Or you? I would rather be presented with a number of unaffiliated candidates who state their position on issues, and pick the best one based on their stances and my perception of their honesty and effectiveness. Instead, I'm presented with two choices, usually people who have had to compromise their principles even to get to the point of being considered. I know this is only a small segment of the message you were trying to get across, but as long as the political parties insist on dividing us along arbitrary lines, we will remain feel miscategorized and misrepresented.

To: monu who wrote (735858)	4/7/2006 10:02:53 AM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

Thank you for your post. I can agree with most of what you say, except this: Now, we have a president who couldn't care less about a people he doesn't see. I don't believe that at all. I think he DOES care about people. I believe he does believe that Iraq and the ME is better off without Saddam holding a sword over it. The mechanics of all that has happened can be argued(esp. by lefties that are armchair quarterbacking), but it will be a ling time before this all plays out...and he has said that very thing from the beginning. Do we have a Godly President? Hard to say,.....maybe the question should be do we have a President that believes he is a forgiven sinner?