Bush Denial
Josh is perplexed about the president's apparent lack of support in this state where he took 59% of the vote only three months ago.
Actually it is not really that hard to understand. We aren't stupid here, and while he did take 59% of the vote, his support is only skin deep and getting thinner by the day.
My friends that voted for him did it in a guarded and guilty way. They were listening to me but they desperately needed to believe that I was wrong.
Most people believed that they were choosing the least of two evils. They are starting to realize that the walk and the talk don't match up.
They are noticing that the economy is in the tank. They are noticing that the corruption and greed can hurt the people around them.
Can you say asbestos? They know that people in Libby have been dying for years and that their chosen president is not standing behind the people who were just trying to care for their families.
I think that they are becomming more uncomfortable with his attitude about torture. They are starting to see the effects of all those reckless tax cuts. They don't really want kids and single parent families to suffer and go without medical care.
They like the idea of having clean water and they want enough policemen on the streets.
They are understanding that Tom Delay's interests aren't their own and they wonder about the wisdom of killing the wild horses.
We have two Senators and one Representative who are on increasingly shaky ground here and they are all up for re-election in less than two years. My friends and neighbors may have chosen Bush, but they are finding out that they don't like his policies.
Actually it is not really that hard to understand. We aren't stupid here, and while he did take 59% of the vote, his support is only skin deep and getting thinner by the day.
My friends that voted for him did it in a guarded and guilty way. They were listening to me but they desperately needed to believe that I was wrong.
Most people believed that they were choosing the least of two evils. They are starting to realize that the walk and the talk don't match up.
They are noticing that the economy is in the tank. They are noticing that the corruption and greed can hurt the people around them.
Can you say asbestos? They know that people in Libby have been dying for years and that their chosen president is not standing behind the people who were just trying to care for their families.
I think that they are becomming more uncomfortable with his attitude about torture. They are starting to see the effects of all those reckless tax cuts. They don't really want kids and single parent families to suffer and go without medical care.
They like the idea of having clean water and they want enough policemen on the streets.
They are understanding that Tom Delay's interests aren't their own and they wonder about the wisdom of killing the wild horses.
We have two Senators and one Representative who are on increasingly shaky ground here and they are all up for re-election in less than two years. My friends and neighbors may have chosen Bush, but they are finding out that they don't like his policies.
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