Posted on 10/30/2004 12:58:15 PM PDT by zeebee
The Bush Reelection Imperative
By EDITORIAL BOARD
Last week we endorsed George W. Bush for reelection. It is impossible to overstate just how important it is that readers who agree that President Bush deserves our support — particularly readers in such swing states as Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Ohio — go to the polls next Tuesday.
As we noted last week, the central task of the winner of this election will be to lead our country at a time when most Third World nations — individually and, in the United Nations, collectively — view the U.S. as the fount of evil, and when most of our World War II allies are part of a growing effort to challenge the hegemony the U.S. has enjoyed since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
It will be a time when well-financed fanatic fundamentalists from across the Muslim world, harbored and facilitated by Arab states, will continue their hit-and-run terrrorist attacks against the U.S., taking full advantage of the advances of technology and capitalizing on the unavoidably porous defenses of a democracy.
All in all, we said, Mr. Bush seems eminently better suited than Mr. Kerry for the job ahead. Although we believe the case for Mr. Bush is compelling from a comparative point of view, the very special negatives of Mr. Kerry make it imperative that our community come out and vote for the incumbent.
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In sum, there is a strong case to be made for coming out to vote as a show of appreciation to George W. Bush. But there is also much on the record to convince us of the importance of voting strictly to ensure that John Kerry does not become our next president.
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Unfortunately, it didn't help much when they endorsed Bush in 2000.
Now now, let's not lump everything together.
The New York Post endorsed Schumer too. As bad as he is with judges, he's been pretty hawkish on the War Against Terrorism.
I live in a community with a very large Jewish population and it is Kerry all the way,with a few exceptions.
Sad really, but they a self destructive bunch.
Don't be like lambs led to the slaughter. VOTE BUSH!!!
what state are you in? because I do not see that on long island, Bush can get 30% of the jewish vote I believe. it won't mean anything overall for NY, but it will for FL and NJ if he can get that much.
There is no question that Israel will act sometime next year to take out the Iranian nuclear capabilities. World reaction against the move will be violent. Kerry and his "global test" mindset will mouth a lot of meaningless platitudes but do nothing one way or the other. Only Bush will stand in Israel's corner in any concrete way when this showdown comes.
most american jews are detached from issues regarding Israel - they do not see it as "self destruction", its simply not part of their concerns. I'm not agreeing with them, its just an observation.
Okay I'll compromise, vote for charley boy, but my goodness pull the lever, punch the chad, touch the screen, what ever you have to do to vote, and vote for W.
I can understand why Jews are for the democrat ( see Roosevelt ), but I think that will change in time.
I heard a speech from Ari Fleisher the other night. He said the US is the ONLY nation in the world that supports Israel, and Bush is the only president to have never used the word, "restraint."
That may be true but there isn't just a "It doesn't affect me" issue but it is really a "Let's get these people out of the way" issue.
I'm in Newton,Massachusetts. Liberalism to the extreme.
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