You must be wondering why you are wrong, and I'm pleased to be the one who feels himself qualified to inform you. First, your theme centers around the idea of the "comeback." You are correct in maintaining that this is a powerful motif in the American psyche. Your error lies in applying it to Mr. Gore. Winston Churchill, Tony Bennett, FDR - none of these examples you cite had disgraced themselves with an utterly shameful and selfish ploy to undermine their nation. Mr. Gore, in his contesting the election, did do this, and in so doing has disqualified himself from any consideration as a patriot or man of honor. Gore did what Nixon would not do - that Gore's case was the stronger is irrelevant, given Nixon' own statement that he did not repudiate the corrupt outcome in
Your second error is contained in your fantasy statement: "If you'd voted for me, we wouldn't be in this mess." You of course must style yourself a liberal, so you will fail to see the bias of the statement. Allow me to point it out: Mess? What mess? The economy is so strong that it creates gratuitous problems - it attracts hordes of illegals. The
You say that such nostalgia – or rather, Bush-hatred - is "a powerful unspoken reminder that exists behind every campaign speech, every bumper sticker, and every blog posting." Perhaps your prose is simply casual, here, and lacking in rigor. But the ellipsis, of course, is "every liberal speech, bumper sticker, blog." And indeed, for that Leftist 17% of people who lawfully reside in the
Wish-fulfillment fantasies are a common thing, sir. They are a coping mechanism. But you haven't served yourself, in publishing your own. Gore is heroically disqualified from serving. Pick someone else. Is Dukakis still alive?
J
2 comments:
Bravo, sir!
Grrr! Come on, boys - let's git 'im!
J
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