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To: Metacomet who wrote (9971)4/30/2006 2:21:58 PM
From: LLCF  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 78419
 
<All of the baggage that that entails is subordinate to the core value of greed.>

What is greed?

"excessive or reprehensible acquisitiveness"

Who is to judge?

DAK



To: Metacomet who wrote (9971)4/30/2006 6:23:40 PM
From: Gib Bogle  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 78419
 
I think you are oversimplifying. Bush clearly exploited emotional issues like religion, nationalism, xenophobia (they go hand in hand). It's quite a trick to get people to vote against their economic interest, and he needed to do this to get elected.