FOUR QUESTIONS
I think most everybody here would agree that they'd like to see both sides play by the same rules during this election season. With that in mind, I've been pondering a few things.
1- Benjamin Ginsberg resigned from the Bush/Cheney legal team because of concerns about his work for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Virtually every campaign attorney says Ginsberg wasn't doing anything illegal. There are also several attorneys who work for either the DNC or the Kerry/Edwards legal team that are also advising Democratic 527's like moveon.org and America Coming Together. Should they too resign?
2- The conventional wisdom from the Kerry campaign regarding the Swift Boat guys used to be "they never served with John Kerry" because they weren't on the same boat with him. Now the Kerry campaign is highlighting two other Swift Boat commanders who've come out in support of John Kerry's version of the events in Vietnam. If what the Kerry camp told us last week is true, shouldn't it be a moot point that these other two gentlemen have come forward? And if what the Kerry camp is saying today is true, shouldn't it also matter that 16 of his fellow commanders are speaking out against him?
3- Does anybody else find it odd that while Kerry has said "when under attack, the best strategy is to turn your boat into the enemy fire", yet he isn't talking to reporters and uses a one armed, no-legged Vietnam Vet to try and deliver a letter to George W. Bush? It seems to me that at some point you'd stand up for yourself. You'd release all your records. You'd allow those pointed questions to be asked and you'd answer them with vigor and honesty.
I think most people would agree that this is the most negative election in recent memory, though not necessarily on the part of the candidates. I think the real negativity is coming from people like you and me (and yes, I'm as guilty as anyone)... those of us unable to get along because of our ideological differences. That, to me, is the saddest part of this story. These ideological divides aren't the result of George W. Bush, Michael Moore, or John Kerry.
Dean recently asked a question on his blog: "In November, the Democrats pick up 40 seats in the House, 8 Senate seats, and John Kerry is elected in the greatest electoral landslide since Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Pretend it happens. If so, will you still love America as passionately as ever?"
Without hesitation, yes. Michael Moore could be named White House spokesman and I'd still love America with all my heart and soul. Will I become a raving moonbat? I hope not, although I'm sure I'll be portrayed that way (not that people haven't been calling me a facist for years). Will I continue to fight for what I believe in? Absolutely. But yes, I will continue to love America.
And that brings me to my final question, one that can perhaps make us realize that despite our ideologies, we are all part of the same country.
4- What do you love about the United States of America?