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May 6, 2003
Anti-Bushism as an ideology
If you can stomach it, read the latest by Paul Krugman. Now there are plenty of reasons to oppose the various policies of our President, but there are a few on the left who can now only be defined by their hatred of George W. Bush. It becomes all consuming and the basis by which you measure yourself--as it used to be in American politics when they were defined by how much of an anti-communist you were (and yes, how some Republicans may have measured themselves under Clinton). Even the most liberal of commentators whom I saw remark on the Presidents speech from the Lincoln (such as Bill Press, Mark Shields, David Broeder, and Eleanor Clift) didn’t get their blood boiling over this one. Krugman is way out there on the fridge. He can only see things, it seems, by how they benefit Bush (which is the equivalent of bad) vs. how they may benefit the country. So what if the ceremony on the Lincoln helped Bush? It had a profound effect on millions of Americans and the men and women in our armed services deserved the tribute, frankly. None of this seems to matter to Krugman. His politics of envy help explain his economics. He feels it is much worse for some to have more than others than for the whole to have less, instead of more. Krugman would sacrifice prosperity for an artificial leveling--he is the very definition of a socialist (no wonder he's so unhappy.)
Dear Eleanor Clift, It's a great and wonderful thing to have freedom of speech and differences of opinion in this country but you cross the line with your nasty, ugly, contentious, full of hate attitude towards President Bush. I was once a registered democrat and I just thank God that I am no more if people like you represent that party. Every time you open your mouth you sound bitter, hateful and quite honestly like a bitchy old nag. You’re a prime example of the saying, "Life is not fair" meaning how you got all your prestige and standing in society just boggles the imagination of thousands of us. And just for your own information, I (we) don't agree with everything President Bush does but at least we know he has the courage of his convictions and does not have to stoop to the lowest of the low rhetoric you and your mean spirited, vicious buddies do. That alone speaks volumes to the American people and I would suggest that you guys change your tune or we will end up with one party in control and as a wise scholar once told me that would not be good either.
Dignity and respect even with differences of opinion go a long way. Have you ever thought of using those qualities or do you prefer verbal abuse! I'm sure nasty verbal interchange as you engage in all the time gets higher ratings but what kind of rating are we going to get when we face our maker in the end! Politics and politicians need to clean up their act.
Sincerely,
A Concerned American