I knew that Wednesday the 3rd of November wasn't going to be a pretty day, and it wasn't based on the responses from the left. I did the best I could at masking my excitement over Bush's victory, because gloating is just not my thing. I wonder if those on the left would have done the same had Kerry won, unfortunately I don't think I would have heard the end of it. I knew I would have to keep a straight face in dealing with those who were upset, and do the best I could not to lose my patience. What I've experienced since then seems a little out of the ordinary, and I venture to think that some people are taking Kerry's loss too personally, and letting it upset their personal life. I've seen people literally break down and cry because of the election results. I don't know what to say to these people, because they somehow have it in their head that the end of America is coming with a second term of George Bush in the White House. How do you reason with someone with beliefs like that? I don't believe in conspiracy theories - on either side of the fence. Are there many things about the Bush Administration that we don't know? Yes, and arguably there are things that the public just should not know. Is there any part of me that gives any credit to the arguments that say the Iraq war is based on enriching corporations, the Patriot Act is destroying civil rights, and that the War on Terrorism is a lie that gives the President reasons to launch false wars? No. I do not give credit to any of these beliefs, and this is why it is so hard for me to talk to someone who honestly believes this.

Many of the outspoken leftists have been quick to call Americans stupid or ignorant for voting for Bush. According to a Gallup survey (requires registration) over the election results, Kerry won 53% to 47% over Bush on those with post-graduate degrees, not surprising considering all of the liberal professors pervading Universities across the nation. However, Bush won 58% to 42% over Kerry on those with bachelors degrees. Those with partial college educations went for Bush 56% to 44% for Kerry. Finally, those with high-school educations or less went for Kerry 54% to 46%. Based on these statistics, it is simply ridiculous to call Bush supporters "stupid". 59 million Americans voting for President Bush are not stupid. Maybe it is time for the left to wake up and realize that they are in the minority. Name-calling will get you nowhere.  

Thursday October 14th
What this election is really about

I was speaking with a friend yesterday who still hasn't decided which candidate to vote for, and asked me to persuade him one way or the other. He then mentioned that he didn't care about Iraq because he supported it, and he didn't care about foreign issues - he only cared about domestic issues. This is a dangerous line of thinking during a time of war, to say that you do not care about what is going on across the pond. This election is very important because of one single issue, terrorism and the threat it poses to America and the rest of the world. Do not let your friends and family get off thinking that we are not involved in a war, and that foreign issues don't matter. We are about to elect a President that will continue to be involved in the War on Terror. Bush has campaigned on a solid platform of disbanding the Taliban, hunting down Al Qaeda, removing Saddam Hussein, and instating democratic governments in vulnerable nations. John "I have a plan Kerry" has a plan, but no one is quite sure what it is... Let's take a look at the many plans of John Kerry...

SEN. JOHN KERRY: "Saddam Hussein has used weapons of mass destruction against his own people, and there is some evidence of their efforts to try to secure these kinds of weapons and even test them." (CBS’ "Face The Nation," 9/23/01)

KERRY: "I think we need to put the pressure on, no matter what the evidence is about September 11 ..." (Fox News’ "The O’Reilly Factor," 12/11/01) 

KERRY: "I think we clearly have to keep the pressure on terrorism globally. This doesn’t end with Afghanistan by any imagination. And I think the president has made that clear. I think we have made that clear. Terrorism is a global menace. It’s a scourge. And it is absolutely vital that we continue, for instance, Saddam Hussein." (CNN’s "Larry King Live," 12/14/01)

"I agree completely with this Administration’s goal of a regime change in Iraq ..." - John Kerry, 7/29/02 Remarks at the 2002 DLC National Conversation, NY (Senator John Kerry, Speech To The 2002 DLC National Conversation, New York, NY, 7/29/02)

KERRY: "But the president, as I also wrote in that article, always reserves the right to act unilaterally to protect the interests of our country." (MSNBC’s "Hardball," 9/17/02)

KERRY: "George, I said at the time I would have preferred if we had given diplomacy a greater opportunity, but I think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein, and when the President made the decision, I supported him, and I support the fact that we did disarm him." (ABC News Democrat Presidential Candidates Debate, Columbia, SC, 5/3/03)

KERRY: "And the fact is, in the resolution that we passed, we did not empower the President to do regime change." (NBC’s "Meet The Press," 8/31/03)

KERRY: "Yes, I would have voted for the authority. I believe it's the right authority for a president to have." (CNN "Inside Politics," 8/9/04)

And then Kerry turns around and says wrong war, wrong place, wrong time. How any citizen in America can take this man seriously is a mystery in itself. Kerry has a plan alright, in fact it's such a good plan, he has covered every possible position on the issue - something only a Massachusetts liberal could easily accomplish.

Tuesday October 5th
Thoughts from the first Presidential Debate

I was fortunate enough to attend the WLS Talk Radio 890 AM 80th anniversary special at the Chicago Theater this past weekend and had the pleasure of seeing Rush Limbaugh. Rush had the best response to Bush's agitated look throughout the debate.

"Don't you think if you had to sit there for 90 minutes and watch as your opponest lied through his teeth, that you'd be a little uncomfortable and angry too?"

It's been said many times in the past that public speaking has not been President Bush's strong point, but he comes across as real - not some overly fake politician as Kerry does. I have no doubt that Kerry's 4 consecutive terms in the Senate have aided his ability to debate (and to debate every side of an issue at that). If you check the RNC and DNC websites, there are responses to the debate. What have the democrats responded with? A video of Bush's facial expressions throughout the debate. What have the Republicans responded with? A video portraying the many flip-flops of John Kerry. Is this what the democrats have resorted to? If so, we don't really have much to worry about going into the election this November.

This would be a different story if the media paid less attention to John Kerrys newly ironed suit, flashy hair, and painted nails and more attention to the fact he did not explain in detail any of his so-called plans. Jim Lehrer posed a direct question to Kerry about what exactly he would do differently in Iraq, and again John Kerry dodged the question. The difference between Bush and Kerry? Bush repeated himself several times, but repeated the same stance. Kerry repeated himself several times, but with different stances each time.

Republicans, fret not! Our President made a few "style" mistakes but remained steady and consistent, and in the end it is strength of consistancy that will prevail.