Signed on 2 days before you - 10/20 & 10/22/2004;)
I agree 100% with your assessment of the FR discussions that too frequently devolve into hateful character assassination . It does not take any courage, planning, discipline or dedication to anonymously type tripe about citizens who step up to fulfil their civic duty and the hell they endure toward that effort.
The Bush family (IMHO) has class, humility and a desire to serve. It is admirable that GHW and GW first served in the military - one attribute which should be an asset for any potential POTUS candidate.
Wait for Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Ben Carson, Scott Walker et al. to enter the arena with their platforms and judge them on content, Constitutionality and leadership experience.
(Thankfully, none have cankles or a nasty spouse)
Putting parties and politics (and Obama) aside the Bushes and Clintons have done enormous harm to the USA IMHO. I don’t wish to see either one “darken the door to the Whitehouse again”, to take a phrase Rove used against Tom Tancredo because he opposed Bush on immigration.
Why we allow some families reach the status of political dynasty is beyond me.. Nepotism is anti everything most of us wish America stood for.
Thank you, sodpoodle. Your added years of coming to this site come shining through.
I think our end of the political spectrum will be battling some horrid fights with the left in these next two years. Obama, Pelosi, and Reid each has nothing to lose from going all in on his power trip and it will be a nasty, nasty battle.
To the extent that it is possible, I am praying that our side can fight as one. And where we can’t, I hope that we can at least differ in a civil and deferential way so that on those issues where there is consensus we can still join forces. I don’t want any bridges burned. Considering what has been said and done, I understand that this is difficult and that trust is lacking. But the outcome is so very, very important!