Re: (TV) Congratulations Yanks!

[Russ <russvr@gmail.com>]

Beautifully said, Andy! So who did Tom vote for?


On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 5:59 PM, andy fekete <andy.fekete@gmail.com> wrote:

> "Keeping the wolves at bay is the one thing [Bush] was good at."
>
> Er, sorry to spew, but this is sheer lunacy... who was president when
> 911 happened?  And who sent 4000+ of our young men and woman to their
> deaths in a pointless war in Iraq?
>
>
> "Watching misty-eyed hoards spewing adoration for Obama is just sad
> and frankly kind of creepy, especially when it's people that don't
> even live in the U.S and have no idea of what this guy is about."
>
> Well, I live in this country, and while I may not know what Obama is
> all about, I've had 8 years to learn what Bush and co is all about.  I
> think the "misty-eye hoards" you are witnessing is evidence that the
> majority of your fellow Americans wised up, sensed it was time for a
> change, and were terribly relieved and grateful that the system still
> worked sufficiently to effect that change.
>
> Interpret the world's collective sigh of relief cynically if you must.
>  I feel I am a fairly clear-eyed rationalist, very much not prone to
> drinking the Kool-Aid, and to me it seems obvious that much of the
> misery America suffered over the past 8 years and will suffer going
> forward, is self-inflicted.  It will take years, possibly decades to
> undo the damage.
>
> So, yeah, Obama is an unknown quantity, and the Republicans are a
> well-known one.  Think about that, and contemplate all the reasons why
> the Republican Party might suffer in that comparison.
>
> And then go dance in the streets.
>
> -A
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