Posted on 11/05/2004 1:29:04 PM PST by Warhammer
05 November 2004 Federalist Patriot No. 04-44/45 Friday Digest
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Top of the fold -- Right man, right job, right time...
George W. Bush respectfully accepted election to another presidential term on Wednesday afternoon, though it was clear to all but John F. Kerry that his victory was in hand late Tuesday evening. President Bush graciously waited for his opponent to concede, though there was little that was gracious about their comments during that interim or in their admission of defeat.
Kerry huddled with his legal hordes for 12 hours, discussing a possible reprise of Albert Gore's cynical charade of Campaign 2000. (As you'll recall, Gore was attempting to make good on some advice from Old Joe Stalin: "Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything.") But by high noon on Wednesday, Kerry's klatch determined that with devastating losses in the House and Senate, with nationwide losses in down-ballot races, and with a loss in the popular vote of some 3.5 million, any attempt at reviving Gore's sham would be rightly seen as beneath contempt.
Both the Kerry-Edwards concession and the President's subsequent acceptance revealed a great deal about these men and their respective campaigns.
Mr. Edwards's long-winded comments did more than merely introduce his crestfallen colleague; they kept alive a crusade designed to foment indignation among their constituents and keep the "Two Americas" divided.
Sadder still, while Senator Kerry droned on, it became clear that he would do little to disavow the bitterly defiant rhetoric of his junior colleague. As this column has noted in previous national-election cycles, Democrat campaigns have been, since FDR, fabricated around a primary strategy of "divide and conquer." [See "The impostures of pretended patriotism..." at http://FederalistPatriot.US/alexander/]
For his part, Kerry referred to "the danger of division in our country and the need -- the desperate need -- for unity, for finding the common ground, coming together" -- which seemed about as disingenuous as Bill Clinton's famous finger-wagging during Zippergate. In truth, John Kerry ran one of the most divisive campaigns in the history of our republic.
Kerry continued: "Today, I hope that we can begin the healing. I pledge to do my part to try to bridge the partisan divide." (Why didn't he "begin the healing" six months ago -- or twenty years ago for that matter?) Then he buttressed the partisan divide by saying that, despite his defeat, he will continue to fight "to make affordable health care an accessible right for all Americans, not a privilege ... to protect the environment, to achieve equality, to push the frontiers of science and discovery, and to restore America's reputation in the world." (On that last note, perhaps the President should appoint Kerry Ambassador to France.)
Regarding wounds that won't heal, Kerry said, "I want to thank my crewmates and my friends from 35 years ago, that great 'band of brothers' who crisscrossed this country on my behalf through 2004." Of course, it was a far more authentic "band of brothers," the Swiftees and POWs, who exposed Kerry's spurious "hero" facade.
Kerry proclaimed that he would not continue to use the lives of American Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coasties on the warfront with Jihadi terrorists as political campaign fodder. "Now, more than ever, with our soldiers in harm's way, we must stand together and succeed in Iraq and win the war on terror." But that declaration is a bit late.
In fact, there exists a direct correlation between Kerry's efforts to create dissent (read: division) over U.S. policy on the Iraqi and Afghan warfronts against terrorism -- and American and Allied casualties on those very fronts [see "John Kerry: More 'aid and comfort'..." at http://FederalistPatriot.US/alexander/]. Those forces, including countless Iraqis, have been injured and killed in ever-increasing numbers because of the political discord Kerry and his ilk have provoked. The increase in casualties was an unavoidable consequence of his reckless campaign rhetoric. Thus, the blood of those American Patriots -- like the blood of his "brothers" in Vietnam -- is on John Kerry's hands. And there it will remain.
Finally, Kerry said: "I leave this campaign with a prayer that has even greater meaning to me now that I've come to know our vast country so much better. 'God bless America'."
Indeed, God has blessed America, which brings us to President Bush's comments.
The difference between the President's words and those of Senator Kerry is aptly summed up in the first line of their remarks Wednesday. President Bush said, "I'm humbled," in contrast to Kerry, who said, "I'm gratified."
It is fair to characterize George Bush's brief comments as unifying, especially in contrast to Kerry's words of division. He outlined an agenda with which the vast majority of Americans can agree -- "reform our outdated tax code ... strengthen Social Security ... improve public schools ... uphold our deepest values of family and faith ... help the emerging democracies of Iraq and Afghanistan ... so they can grow in strength and defend their own freedom ... and then our servicemen and women will come home with the honor they have earned."
Notably, in a marked departure from the past, President Bush said nothing conciliatory to Kerry, Kennedy, Clinton, et al., and their Leftist vendors of hate. Instead, in his appeal for unity, President Bush did what Ronald Reagan did in 1981 -- he talked right over the heads of the Demo leadership -- and directly to their constituents. "I want to speak to every person who voted for my opponent," he said. "To make this nation stronger and better, I will need your support and I will work to earn it. I will do all I can do to deserve your trust. A new term is a new opportunity to reach out to the whole nation. We have one country, one Constitution, and one future that binds us. And when we come together and work together, there is no limit to the greatness of America."
Despite insistence from the Left that President Bush must "govern from the center," it is clear that Bush's first-term administration efforts to mollify the Left produced only vitriolic rhetoric against his policies. Consequently, it is apparent that such efforts are not going to be a strategic centerpiece of President Bush's second term (better late than never). The nation has been sharply divided as a result of Albert Gore's rhetoric in 2000 and Kerry's rhetoric this past year. In order for President Bush's conservative mandate to succeed, he will have to make his case with the American people, not Leftists on Capitol Hill.
Though he won re-election with 59.3 million votes, a margin of some 3.6 million votes over Kerry, taken alone, this does not suggest a "mandate" to govern. However, taken in tandem with Republican gains in both houses of Congress -- the first case of across-the-board party gains for an incumbent since the Truman presidency -- and gains in the states, the word "mandate" does indeed come to mind. It's also worth noting that President Bush won the first popular-vote majority since 1988 and a higher percentage vote than any Democrat since 1964. [See our "Conservative Index of States" at http://federalistpatriot.us/news/2004.asp]
In the final analysis, the Democrats unloaded their most destructive arsenal on George Bush -- pounding him incessantly for six months. Under the management of a pompous inheritance-welfare would-be hero prevaricator and his pretentious Breck Girl sidekick, the salvos included countless millions worth of Leftmedia bias, Hollywood stars and rock-n-rollers, faux academicians and crocumentarians, billionaires and their hate-filled 527s, and a whole cadre of Clintonistas. They even rolled out endorsements from Osama bin Laden, Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong-Il, Mohammad Khatami, Moammar al-Ghadafi and Hu Jingtao, not to mention Jacques Chirac, Gerhard Schroeder and Kofi Annan.
But a majority of American people rose above it all and got it right nonetheless -- and resoundingly so.
Indeed, President Bush is the right man, for the right job, at the right time. And we can now put aside the Kerry campaign's 13 slogans and focus on the Bush campaign's single slogan -- "Moving America Forward."
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: First, we are publishing a combined edition today. We normally do this in late September to provide our editorial and technical staff the opportunity to set the next quarter's topical and technical priorities. However, with the election, we opted not to take that week in September. But our staff has been marching double-time for about six months, and I will be giving them a break next week so we can complete "to be done" tasks, some of which date back to May. (Of course, we will be monitoring and evaluating all the news, policy and opinion outlets for Patriot edition No. 04-46, which will be in circulation on Monday, 15 November.)
We have received thousands of inquiries about the "Petition for Investigation and Indictment" of John Kerry. According to our legal scholars, John Kerry's meetings with enemy agents from Communist North Vietnam on multiple occasions between 1970 and 1972 are not covered under Jimmy Carter's amnesty as outlined in EO 4483. For that reason, on Monday, 22 October, we delivered (and confirmed delivery) to U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft a "Petition for Investigation and Indictment" calling on the Department of Justice to determine conclusively whether Kerry's actions, in direct violation of UCMJ (Article 104 part 904), U.S. Code (18 USC Sec. 2381 and 18 USC Sec. 953) and other applicable laws and acts of Congress, constitute treason and disqualify him from any future campaign for any national office. (To read the text of the petitioners' request, link to -- http://patriotpetitions.us/kerry/letter.asp)
As of this date, we have not heard anything from the Justice Department concerning this petition request. We plan to pursue this issue, as its endorsers have requested, to its resolution, and we fully expect an answer from AG Ashcroft. In reality, given the political sensitivity of this request, we don't expect any action before January, 05. However, we are contemplating forming an alliance with other groups like the Swiftees and POWs and moving forward with this legal challenge. We will keep you posted.
Quote of the week...
"There is an old saying, 'Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks.' In four historic years, America has been given great tasks and faced them with strength and courage. Our people have restored the vigor of this economy and shown resolve and patience in a new kind of war. Our military has brought justice to the enemy and honor to America. Our nation has defended itself and served the freedom of all mankind. I'm proud to lead such an amazing country, and I'm proud to lead it forward." --President George W. Bush, accepting the job for four more years
On cross-examination...
"The Democrats at this point are a bi-coastal party, claiming elite, populous pockets on the two coasts, but the rest of the country isn't interested in their effete agenda. Try as they might, the Democrats and the media can't divide the red sea that runs through much of the country." --George Neumayr
Open query...
"Fiscal responsibility is unbelievable in the face of massive new spending promises. A foreign policy based on the strength of 'allies' like France is unacceptable. A strong national-defense policy is just not believable coming from a candidate who built a career as an anti-war veteran, an anti-military candidate and an anti-action senator. When will national Democrats sober up and admit that that dog won't hunt? Secular socialism, heavy taxes, big spending, weak defense, limitless lawsuits and heavy regulation -- that pack of beagles hasn't caught a rabbit in the South or Midwest in years." --Retiring Georgia Senator Zell Miller (Zell has long been a Friend of The Patriot, despite that "D" after his name. He did not run for re-election. His seat will be taken by Republican Johnny Isakson, who defeated his Demo opponent by 58%-41%.)
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From the Bush campaign journal, a final note...
Although the vote tallies were tight down to the wire, the final totals made for a solid win for Mr. Bush, erasing the taint of snide mutterings about his elevation to a first term by a single Supreme Court vote. Messrs. Bush and Cheney racked up a winning margin of over 3.5 million votes, beating the "John-John Ticket" by 286-252 in the Electoral College (we expect the president will ultimately be declared the winner in Iowa), taking 31 states to the opposition's 19, and earning support from 59,408,221 voters (51%) to the Demos' 55,886,438 (48%).
The left-leaning media and the stunned pundits who claimed for months that many signs were pointing against Bush's re-election are reluctant to admit that Tuesday's totality provides a mandate for the Republicans. But a quick look at the results proves otherwise. A record turnout of roughly 60% of eligible voters gave President Bush more votes than any other candidate in American history, and the Republican team earned the first majority of votes of any presidential victor since 1988, when George H.W. Bush defeated another classic Massachusetts liberal, Michael Dukakis. Republican gains in the Senate were made all the more significant by the defeat of Minority Leader Tom Daschle and the claiming of formerly Democrat seats in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Louisiana. After the smoke had cleared, only four Southern Democrat senators remained from a total of 20 just a few years ago: Landrieu in Loiusiana, Lincoln and Pryor in Arkansas, and Nelson in Florida. So much for the Demos' once "Solid South."
(Note to President Bush: If you're looking for Democrats who'd be inclined to reach across the aisle in a spirit of filibuster-proof bipartisanship, we'd suggest you start with the four senators mentioned above.)
As he set out toward his second term in office, President Bush recognized this week the signal that was sent to him by the voters. To the country as a whole, he said, "America has spoken, and I'm humbled by the trust and the confidence of my fellow citizens. With that trust comes a duty to serve all Americans. And I will do my best to fulfill that duty every day as your President."
He also noted the direction his administration will move in during the next four years. "We will continue our economic progress. We'll reform our outdated tax code. We'll strengthen Social Security for the next generation. We'll make public schools all they can be. And we will uphold our deepest values of family and faith."
Concerning possible changes in Bush's cabinet going into his second term, the President made clear in his Thursday press conference that he would be giving it some thought. While some changes may not be expected for some time yet, it is now believed that Attorney General John Ashcroft may step down within the next couple of weeks.
From the JFK DEMO-lition derby, a final hurrah...
Last post -- and a postmortem, we're happy to finally say! So, what went wrong with the Kerry campaign? Simply put, Kerry is the very epitome of what's become of the 1960s Leftists who took control of the Democrat Party. Now polished, urbane and wealthy, Kerry has never renounced -- and never even softened -- his anti-war stance from the Vietnam era, his adherence to radical sexual politics, or his preference for government power over citizens' liberties. Oh, Kerry tried to "fuzz up" his positions on these contentious issues. But the Swiftees tagged him for his betrayal of his comrades still in battle and those languishing in North Vietnamese and Viet Cong prisons. Courageous Catholic priests also raised questions about his confusion in placing politics as pre-eminent over Church religious teaching.
Perhaps a last telltale revelation about Kerry came from his inability to know immediately how to reply to Osama bin Laden's threat tape. As Vice President Dick Cheney explained, "The thing that I find amazing about it is that John Kerry's first response was to go conduct a poll. He went into the field...to find out what he should say about this tape of Osama bin Laden. It's as though he doesn't know what he believes until he has to go and check the polls, his finger in the air, to see which way the wind is blowing and then he'll make a decision. ... I don't think that's a man who is up to the task of being commander-in-chief." And a majority of voters said, "Amen."
The BIG lie...
"I'm conceding because the nation is just too divided." --John F. Kerry's words to President Bush in his concession phone call Note to Senator Kerry: You conceded because you LOST.
This week's "Alpha Jackass Reloaded" award:
Maybe the Demos aren't as unified around the Rodham-Clinton-Rodham ticket as some Clintonistas would suggest...
"I know, I know. It is much too early to start thinking of 2008, because we first must unite the country, confront our enemies and utter all the standard cliches. Nonsense. At a certain hour Tuesday night thoughts already turned to next time. In many of the blue states the name Hillary Clinton was uttered with frequency, and in others it was John Edwards (who has the right demographics). Not to my knowledge is anyone talking Gore -- not even, according to his friends, the man himself. ... Still, you have to notice that either as a generic type of politician or a real one, Gore is what his party needs. ... If the war continues, it will deepen as an issue, and Gore, as Gary Hart said about George McGovern, will be deemed 'right from the start'." --Richard Cohen, pining for the Alpha Male (There's simply no accounting for taste...)
This week's "Braying Jackass" award:
"Mr. Bush can either try for four years of the same, or look to his place in history. Yesterday, he offered at least some hope that he was choosing the higher road. 'A new term is a new opportunity to reach out to the whole nation,' he told the Kerry voters. Experience suggests that these conversions are short-lived. Four years ago, according to Vice President Dick Cheney, when Mr. Bush lost the popular vote and seemed to be in a position where consensus-seeking was a given, White House officials thought about taking a compromise centrist route for 'about 30 seconds' before grabbing their old partisan agenda and running with it. In his speech yesterday, Mr. Cheney stressed the president's mandate. Given the way Mr. Cheney behaved during the first term, it's unnerving to imagine what he may have in mind now." --New York Times editorial, with an outreach of its own (For more post-election hilarity from the Times' op-ed page, we suggest you check out Thursday's bilious rants from sore losers Maureen Dowd and Tom Friedman. They're a hoot.)
DEMO-gogue campaign quotes...
"It's been a long night but we've waited four years for this victory; we can wait one more night. John Kerry and I made a promise to the American people that in this election every vote would count and every vote would be counted. Tonight we are keeping our word and we will fight for every vote. You deserve no less." --John Edwards at 2 a.m. on election night
"It's not about soul-searching. It may be about how we can educate the American people more clearly on the difference between Democrats and Republicans." --House Demo Leader Nancy Pelosi, sometimes called "San Fran Nan," suggesting the Demo losses are really the people's fault -- for not understanding the marvelous "progressive" utopia Demos are plotting for them
"This is the best election night in history." --Democrat National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe, 2 November 2004, just before 8pm EST
And, a final campaign comment from John Kerry, Freudian-slipping his way to political obscurity: "If you believe, as I do, that America's best days are ahead of us, then join me tomorrow and change the direction of America." (You might want to read that one again slowly.)
In other news from the Left...
It would seem impolite to bid adieu to the Kerry campaign without a nod to the paradoxically labeled "mainstream" media who made it possible. Not surprisingly, the mainstream media chose to report premature election results in John Kerry's favor and later, when the tide began to turn, to portray him as "a uniter" and "a gentleman to the end." Similar Leftmedia praise for President Bush was nowhere to be heard. To the contrary, the President was roundly criticized for scheduling his victory speech ahead of Kerry's concession -- even when it was mathematically impossible for Kerry to win. (One might think it more appropriate to criticize
Kerry for not conceding earlier.)
Do you get this? It was mathematically impossible for Kerry to come out on top in Ohio, but we're supposed to congratulate him for not dragging it out into "another Florida." That would be fine and dandy -- indeed, a gracious response -- if there was anything to drag out, but there wasn't! To the contrary, President Bush is still the President with 286 electoral votes, and nobody is disputing the fact.
As the height of hypocrisy, all the major news networks patted themselves on the back for not reporting exit polls from the various states and thereby running the risk of unduly influencing the election. However, while not reporting the numbers, the talkingheads repeatedly referenced how "Kerry appears to have taken an early lead in several key swing states" -- a cue taken from those very same, very misused exit polls.
The point that must be made here -- as no one else is inclined to make it -- is that exit polls have precisely nothing to do with Election Day forecasts. Any professional pollster will tell you the same. To the contrary, exit polls are conducted to gauge voter sentiment on a range of issues in the immediate context of the election. Why? Because during the immediacy of an election is the only time when it's possible to do so.
(Indeed, professional pollsters know that waiting to conduct opinion polls until after election outcomes are known can greatly skew their results.) To be quite clear: Exit polls are not intended to predict outcomes.
Nota bene: If you want a reliable gauge of sentiment -- one with no margin of error -- take a look at the New York Stock Exchange, which skyrocketed 101 points on Wednesday and another 178 point Thursday, in the wake of the President's declared victory.
Memo to John: If it's any consolation, Mr. Bush's re-election has likely already bagged you and the heiress-of-the-people's portfolios enough spare change for additional Botox treatments, a new vacation home, wind-surfing lessons, whatever.
News from the Swamp...
Congress has moved decidedly in a Republican direction. Even more than the decision of the presidency itself, the most significant news of this election is the momentous Republican gains in the Senate. Prior to the election, the upper chamber was split with 51 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and one Independent who always votes with the Democrats. After Tuesday, Republicans now hold 55 seats, and the Democrats 44, with that same woefully "independent" Vermonter, Jim Jeffords.
In the long list of sweet victories collected on Election Day, the most significant, second only to Bush's re-election, was the defeat of Minority Leader Tom Daschle. The 18-year Senate career of the Swamp's most celebrated obstructionist was brought to an end by John Thune, whose campaign pulled off a close win with a margin of fewer than 5,000 votes. Daschle's defeat has shaken the Demo Senate caucus to its very foundation, and the voters' refutation of their parliamentary antics could not have been clearer.
Daschle was the first Senate leader in a half century to be voted out of office -- properly unhorsed (for Demos should that be un-jackassed?) for, among other bad decisions, leading the Demo filibusters preventing President Bush's first-term judicial nominees from full Senate floor votes. Nevada Demo Sen. Harry Reid, now Minority Whip, has declared he's wrapped up the votes to step up as the Demos' new Senate Leader. Rhode Island RINO Lincoln Chafee has been muttering behind his hand that he may defect over to the Demo side, so we'll see if the nine-seat Republican majority holds.
In North Carolina, Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards's Senate seat went to Republican Richard Burr. Burr defeated former Clinton Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, who lost his second consecutive Senate bid, having been beaten by Elizabeth Dole in 2002. Bowles never did fathom just how unpopular his former boss was in North Carolina, and this time around he did try to distance himself from the national party. But when you have a Clinton job on your resume, there just isn't enough distance to be had.
Edwards, who had retired from his seat to run with John Kerry, is now a politician without an office. Considered a possible presidential candidate in 2008, he'll need to find some way to keep politically alive in the meantime. (On a personal note, The Patriot has learned that Elizabeth Edwards has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The timing of such painful news could not have been worse, and our prayers go out to the Edwards family at this time. We wish her a speedy and complete recovery.)
For the first time since Reconstruction, Louisiana sent a Republican to the Senate. Representative David Vitter defeated three opponents with a large enough majority to avoid a December runoff. He thus claims the seat of retiring Demo Senator John Breaux.
With gains of this sort, two words have come to everyone's lips: judicial nominees. However, the old maxim that you can't accomplish anything of substance in the Senate with fewer than 60 votes -- however unconstitutional it may be -- continues to hold true. Even while Democrats talk about unity, it is likely -- with old obstructionist stalwarts like Byrd, Kennedy, and Schumer stepping up to fill the void left by Daschle -- that the roadblocks to constitutional judicial confirmation will continue to plague the country. In any event, Democrats should take a cue from their losses and realize that such obstructionism does not play or pay with the American people. Continued obstruction in the coming 109th Congress will be just another black eye for Democrats (and probably hurt Hillary on the campaign trail in '08).
Another concern comes from the GOP side of the aisle; namely, the specter of Arlen Specter as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Specter came out following the election by presuming to warn Mr. Bush against sending judicial nominees Specter deems "too conservative" (read: pro-life). "I would expect the president to be mindful of ... what happened, when a number of his nominees were sent up, with the filibuster," the RINO trumpeted. "When you talk about judges who would change the right of a woman to choose, overturn Roe v. Wade, I think that is unlikely."
As committee chair, the remarkably ungrateful Specter -- whom the President saved from political extinction during his primary battle with solidly conservative Pat Toomey -- will have a powerful role in shaping the confirmation process. Nevertheless, Majority Leader Bill Frist expressed assurance, saying, "I'm very confident that now that we've gone from 51 seats to 55 seats, we will be able to overturn this; what has become customary filibuster of judicial nominees." The Patriot strongly urges Sen. Frist to grease his own treads by working with other Senate conservatives to block Specter's chairmanship. We recall with dismay his vote AGAINST Robert Bork's nomination. Without question, Specter is the wrong man, for the wrong job, at the wrong time.
The House of Representatives will be a bit easier to manage with the Republicans gaining seats to expand their majority to at least 231 (Louisiana has two run-off elections to decide in December). The Demos dropped down to 202 seats, much to the chagrin of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. She outlandishly predicted that her party would recapture the House, which has been in Republican hands for a decade. With that much time at the helm, those lower chamber Congressional critters ought to have learned how to get some serious work done. They now have another session to look forward to where they can help make the President's agenda a reality.
Judicial Benchmarks...
The Supreme Court is the only branch of the federal government not subject to the madness of campaigning and electioneering that the legislative and the executive must periodically succumb to (though Thomas Jefferson would have preferred they be). But you can bet that politics and campaigns do have an affect on the judicial branch.
This year's presidential campaign didn't put too much emphasis on Supreme Court appointments, anywhere between one and four of which are likely to be made in the next four years. But the subject is now rising to the top of the post-election haze. Chief Justice William Rehnquist is undergoing chemotherapy for thyroid cancer, and it is increasingly likely that Bush will soon be mulling over a replacement.
If the Demo-obstruction of Bush's well-qualified federal judicial appointments is any indication of things to come, there may be a significant partisan fight on the horizon. It stands to reason that at the moment when Bush offers once again to reach across the divide and pledges to unite the nation -- his opponents will shun his offer and prepare to hunker down for battle. The more things change....
On the National Security front...
Following the President's re-election, it's worth considering what a Kerry administration might have looked like on national security. Consider just two of the important issues facing the United States, and thank your lucky stars that a Kerry administration did not come to pass on Tuesday.
Iran: John Kerry is on record supporting an international-sanctions approach to Iran, hoping that the United Nations will actually uphold its charter and hold Iran accountable to its obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty. For an explanation of why we at The Patriot feel this approach is insanity, please examine UN Security Council Resolutions 687, 688, 700, 706, 707, 715, 778, 949, 986, 1051, 1060, 1115, 1134, 1137, 1154, 1194, 1205, and of course the infamous 1441 of 8 November 2002. If you're still not convinced, please see the Joint Statement of France, Russia and Germany opposing a resolution to authorize the use of force against Iraq.
Missile Defense: This is the law of the land, thanks to the Missile Defense Act of 1999, and both the ground and sea-based components are in the first stages of deployment. Yet John Kerry has continued to oppose it at every opportunity, doggedly sticking to the code-word platitudes of the Clinton years: "I believe in pursuing and researching and developing missile defense. I've supported missile-defense research. ... But I don't believe in rapid deployment of a system that hasn't been adequately tested. I will continue missile-defense research, I will continue missile-defense work, because it's important for the country." Translation: It is the law of the land that missile defense shall be employed when technologically feasible, but as President I will make darned sure that it is never deemed technologically feasible.
There are too many other similar national security issues on which John Kerry's stated views were fundamentally wrong -- most especially the War on Terror -- to list them all here. Suffice it to say, we at The Patriot will sleep MUCH better knowing that President Bush remains our Commander in Chief!
From the "Department of Military Readiness"...
Speaking of missile defense, last week General Henry Obering, director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, stated that the U.S. is accelerating the plan for deploying Aegis warships off North Korea for use as forward-based missile-defense radars. Two Aegis-class destroyers are already patrolling the area, and Obering stated that four to five more will be on station near North Korea by the end of the year. The ships' radars will initially be used as early detection and warning for our new ground-based missile-interceptor system located at Ft. Greeley, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. However, some time next year the ships will be equipped with their own SM-3 interceptor missiles. President Bush is expected, by the end of the year, to declare operational the first ever U.S. capability to defend its territory against the ballistic-missile threat, however modest it may be. And this initial missile-defense capability may not have come a moment too soon. It is our fervent hope that this accelerated deployment schedule is not an indication of unexpected missile developments by Axis of Evil (and Nuclear Club?) member North Korea. We'll keep an eye on this situation.
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From the "Non Compos Mentis" Files...
Universal sadness among Europeans abounds, in direct proportion to our own euphoria. "March of the Moral Majority" laments the Daily Mail. (Why is that bad?) The Independent pictured an orange-jump-suited prisoner and lamented, "Four More Years." Again: which part is bad? A Swiss magazine did get it right: "Europe's Nightmare."
The angst is entirely misplaced. With Germany in the throes of near economic disaster; with France feeling pressure to un-secularize (read: allow special dispensation only for Islamic groups); and with the massive undertaking of trying to incorporate Turkey into the EU, you would think they had other things to worry about.
"How can 59,054,087 people be so DUMB?" the Daily Mirror
headlined asked. Actually, the population of France is 60,424,213, but it's a legitimate question.
From the "Village Academic Curriculum" File...
We're shocked -- SHOCKED -- to report that a Left Coast university failed to uphold academic freedom, free speech, and the law on election eve. At San Francisco State University, College Republicans set up a voter drive table. With campus police watching, members of the SFSU General Union of Palestinian Students assaulted the CRs. While dumping food and drink on their table, they spewed epithets and threats at the Crs, with one female Palestinian student screaming, "I have some pride. I would strap a bomb on myself and blow myself up as a suicide bomber rather than call myself an American."
Around the nation...
As previously noted, the 11 states with state-constitutional amendments supporting traditional husband-wife marriage against redefinition all passed those amendments resoundingly. This does not mean that those advancing same-sex marriage are going to abide by the will of the voters, though. Matt Foreman of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force threatened, "We'll win some states and we'll lose some states, but eventually the Supreme Court is going to look at the Bill of Rights and isn't going to give a damn what's in any of these state constitutions." But, Mr. Foreman, which "states" have you won? Only those where Leftjudicial tyrants have imposed redefinition of marriage over the consent of the governed. This battle will rage on.
Elsewhere in the Western states, Arizona voters reasserted the importance of citizenship, approving Prop. 200 requiring proof of citizenship for obtaining various social services. Colorado's voters rejected Amendment 36 which would have divvied up the state's electoral votes proportionally, and under the state's reaffirmed winner-take-all approach, President Bush won all of the nine electoral votes. In the formerly Golden State, California voters approved taxpayer funding, to the tune of an initial $3 billion (but finally costing upwards of $6 billion), for embryonic-stem-cell research. The measure was championed by RINO Gov. Arnold Scwarzenegger, despite the state's tsunami of red ink -- and he conditioned his support of paying for cloning and killing innocent human life on the argument that this spending would "create jobs" and "earn money." As Family Research Council President Tony Perkins concluded, "California has voted to support embryonic-stem-cell research jeopardizing both their moral and financial standing."
In economic/business news...
You've got to wonder how many of those blue swing states would have swung red if today's economic stats from the Labor Department had come out on 1 November. According to this month's report, non-farm payroll jobs surged by 337,000 in October, doubling analysts' estimates of 175,000 and making this the largest employment gain since March. The unemployment rate remains stable at 5.5 percent -- right where it needs to be to keep the economy from cooling off or over-heating. Meanwhile, new job numbers from August and September were revised upward by a combined 115,000. (And did we mention the market has rocketed more than 300 points since Tuesday's election?)
On the culture front...
The Vietnam War is finally over ... and we finally won. The Patriot is convinced that the one demographic completely overlooked in this election was the Vietnam-Era veterans.
Those millions of unsung heroes and faithful servants finally had their say last night. We finally put a stake through the heart of the cowards, the liberals, the leftists, and the Hollywood and major media co-conspirators who sold this nation a sack of lies about the Vietnam War and its veterans. So emboldened were the Democrats that they had the audacity to put a willing enemy collaborator on the ticket to oppose President Bush. Well, they had their chance, and the American people sent them a loud and clear message on 2 November 2004, a day we now propose as Vietnam War Victory Day! (How 'bout a Bury the '60's Day, too?)
Their lies about unparalleled U.S. atrocities, war crimes, and defeat on the battle field were finally put to the electorate last night. Just as in their war, our Vietnam Era veterans once again put nearly everything on the line to save our country and to keep the light of truth alive. The Swiftees, the SOG vets, and the producers and authors of books like Stolen Valor and
Stolen Honor -- none of them would be silenced. We don't know of any exit polls that can validate this belief, but we know that those untold millions of veterans overwhelmingly sent a message to Lt. Kerry and company. No more lies, no more phony apologies, no more pandering to the UN and the world's socialist elite. We wouldn't let you steal the only thing that many of us have left, our honor and the truth.
The Patriot salutes all those veterans and thanks them for securing yet another victory for America.
Around the world...
Palestinian Nobel Peace Prize-winning terrorist Yasser Arafat remains comatose in a French military hospital and is expected to die soon. For the moment, Ahmed Qurie has assumed some of Arafat's powers, though the seventy-five-year-old Arafat has never named a successor. Sadly for the Palestinian people -- for decades the victims of their own dictatorial leadership, as well as that of other Arab states -- the prospect of a more radical and agile leadership in the wake of Arafat's death is more likely than anyone would care to admit. At this juncture, we can be grateful for an American leadership that supports the right of Israel to self-defense as our democratic partners in the Middle East confront the prospect of a seemingly interminable conflict. Only the moderating influence of the more progressive Middle Eastern states -- those friendly to U.S. efforts in the region -- will offer any prospect for the future of the Palestinian people.
The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Ikrimah Sabri, says that Islam is obliged to follow Arafat's will, and Arafat, in what might be described as the new benchmark for chutzpah, wants to be buried on Harm Al Sharif, the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Of course, the Mufti is not asking Israel for permission, as that might suggest Israeli ownership over the Temple Mount.
And last...
The Michael Mooron-icized Democrats have been continuing to MoveOn further Left in this election cycle. Indeed, these far-Left nuts have become the mainstream in the party. Unfortunately for them, this doesn't bode well for Democrats seeking national office. Twenty-seven House and Senate candidates were endorsed by MoveOn PAC in this year's election. Only five managed to claim victory: Melissa Bean in Illinois's Eighth District; Sen. Patty Murray of Washington won re-election; John Salazar won in Colorado's Third District, an open seat; Ken Salazar defeated Republican beer magnate Pete Coors for Colorado's open Senate seat; and Allyson Schwartz won Pennsylvania's open seat in District 13. That means candidates endorsed by MoveOn went 5-22, a pretty lousy batting average of .185! The moral of the story? If you're thinking of running for national office, fellow Patriots, try to square off with a MoveOn candidate. Your chances will increase dramatically!
Lex et Libertas -- Semper Vigilo, Paratus, et Fidelis! Mark Alexander, Publisher, for the editors and staff. (Please pray on this day, and every day, for our Patriot Armed Forces standing in harm's way around the world in defense of our liberty, and for the families awaiting their safe return.)
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Liked the part about going ahead with our agenda and not worrying about whether or not the Dems like it.
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