[Scott from the Left Coast]

And so, the slide down the slippery slope begins.

In a sense, we're already along way down that slope. That's what happens when, year after year, scoundrels are elected to office. And they, then, appoint other scoundrels.

There is no system, no Constitution, no tradition that can "save" people from selecting bad leaders. Regardless of how beautifully constructed our Constitution and system are (were), if the people elect criminals as leaders, and if they do it long enough and widely enough, there is nothing that can stop that system from degrading -- not even a Supreme Court.

The only answer is to elect honest, upright people who do not believe in winning at every cost. If that cannot be done, then there is nothing that will save the system.

The Democrats are willing to destroy the system for power. If the people elect them, then they will have the power to do just that. And there's nothing on earth that will stop it.

Unlike what the Buchananites and the Libertarians think, if you lose elections there is no victory "down the road", there is no moral victory. There is only the end of the system.

To preserve the country that we have known, the only answer is to win the elections.

[hchutch]

You've hit the nail on the head there.

Clearly, we have no more leeway to hold out for "perfect" candidates. We have to insist that the folks we have in office are honest, honorable, and have integrity, even if they disgaree with us on some issues.

Would I do some things differently than the way Bush has done them? Probably? But I'm going to vote for him come November, 2004. Why? Because the altrernative is worse. If the Dems start to gain power again, we will see more of the same still that we saw from the Clintons - only worse and more heavy-handed.

The Republicans are the only shot we have.

[Congressman Billybob]

Scott, you are absolutely right that no system, even the Constitution as written and if obeyed, can save us from disaster if more and more corrupt "leaders" are elected under that system. That point is at the heart of my seventh book.

Please take a moment to click the last link, below. I think you'll find your own reasoning, in spades.

Congressman Billybob

Click for "Oedipus and the Democrats"

Click for "Til Death Do Us Part."

Click for "to Restore Trust in America"