I would be curious to know if your continuing support of the Republican party (meaning the more traditional, small-government, fiscally conservative Republican party) extends to Bush and his cronies. The speech linked below, delivered by Salt Lake City's mayor on the occasion of Bush's visit there, outlines several of the reasons that I, even if I were Republican, would find that particular group of people beyond tolerance.
I am aware that parts of the speech are easy-to-spout one-liners, especially near the end, but the middle part -- where he's describing the deliberate misinformation that led us into the war in Iraq -- outlines some of why I consider GW terrifyingly incompetent at best and a traitor and criminal at worst.
I am truly puzzled about why anyone would support him after all that. It's one thing to be determined to continue to vote Republican, whether due to concerns over a particular issue or because of a lifelong affiliation with the party, but why support Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld in spite of their clear failings?
Here's the speech: http://www.slcgov.com/mayor/speeches/2006%20speeches/SPdemonstration83006.pdf
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While I can cop to "diatribe" for some of my other politically-slanted posts, this one was a genuine request for information! As I was reading the mayor's speech, seeing all of that in black and white, it occurred to me that I really don't know what it is that keeps people supporting Bush. I was hoping you would share your reasons. Without that, all I can come up with (being a leftist) is blind allegiance. Since you and the other Republicans who read this blog are more intelligent than that, I must be missing something.
Anyway, if you can send your granddaughters a book by Bill O'Reilly, I can ask! ;-)
I should also say: Morrie, I was hoping you would answer, too. Our e-mail exchange was part of what got me wondering.
I should never have posted all that stuff about rabbits and Germans. It sounds like it may have turned you against the party...
Nah, I've been facing left for most of my life. :-)
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