----Do you think the vote count in New Orleans were correct?----
Certainly not. But in that particular race, I don't think the outcome would have been different even without the usual N.O. fraud. Such was the tragedy of that election.
-Dan
Posted on 10/10/2005 10:35:47 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
Reagan also had developed a base through decades of fighting communism and giving speeches and was popular just as a movie star. (I used to love watching him on his TV shows).
George W. Bush was relatively new to us. I didn't become sure about him till AFTER the elections of 2000, despite believing before then that he had the potential to become a great President.
And the country was nowhere near as divided about standing up for American values as it is now.
Reagan signed his share of bills that were compromises with the reality of the Democrats power in Congress and the media.
You hear the report that one of the Justices was asked why he okayed CFR, and he said...it was constitutional, why did you pass such a stupid law?
The trouble with the Dems is that they start so many fights.
They and the media are always playing gotcha.
If we took on every fight they propose we'd be doing nothing but defense.
President Bush believes you can't ask the public to support you in one thing after another in a neverending way, that you wear them out.
He believes you have to pick your fights, and do a lot of groundwork education of the public to why it's important. That means a lot of trips to Podunk to end run the mainsteam media who will never let your message get out unfiltered or at all much of the time.
Then he has to say the same thing over and over and over and over and over till Laura gets glassy eyed and starts clapping like a seal who hasn't slept in several weeks.
But that's the only way to get on local news and get a sound bite out.
It's easy for me to say I wish he'd done this or not done that, but as I say, he has chosen the fights he will take on, and the strategy he will use to win those fights that will produce success without costing him too much capital, capital he needs for other fights he has chosen.
Right now, I feel like I wouldn't wish the Presidency in these divided times on anyone. And I'm sure that some really good people who we could have supported happily have looked at what has been done to George and said, "No, thanks."
Certainly not. But in that particular race, I don't think the outcome would have been different even without the usual N.O. fraud. Such was the tragedy of that election.
-Dan
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