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honestchipmunk · 09-06-2004, 01:21 AM

Whoa! This is a hell of a thread! Its getting kind of heated. The thing that has been bothering me most about this impending election and about politics in general is the total lack of respect for one another. And this goes on with both "sides." What I find discouraging is the degree to which everyone seems totally convinced that their farts don't stink and that they know exactly what's going on. What's missing in this sad political debate (and this thread is a prime example of it) is a sense of compromise. Everyone feels like it needs to be my way or go f*** yourself. And that's wrong. So my little piece on this situation goes like this:

I think a lot of things about Bush, both good and bad, but my main objection to what he has overseen as president is the total polarization of our country. As was pointed out above, there is very little a president can do about something like the economy, but he gets blamed for it anyway. The president may not have as much power as we think. However, Bush has overseen, and in my view done little to correct, a collossal collapse of the working relationships between Republicans and Democrats. He has made divisive decisions and implimented divisive policies. What I believe he has been failing the most at has been bringing others along with him. There will always be conspiracy theories. And normally those are confinded to the fringe where they belong. But presently there are a huge number of people who seem ready and willing to believe things like that. And that is what I fault Bush for. Not his politics, they are his own, and pleanty of people support him. But the fact that Bush has been either unable or unwilling to take the time to explain and build an approved of case for why he wants to do something is a tremendous shortcoming. We should not be THIS divided and I think there is a lot Bush could be doing to correct that but chooses not to. Leadingship means bringing along the unwilling and inspiring the uninspired. And doing those things takes more than a smirk, a cocky attitude, a "rightious" cause and a distain for those who oppose him. What we need as a country is a unifying force. Is John Kerry it? I have no idea. But I'm certain Bush isn't, and right now I only have one other option.

09-06-2004, 01:21 AM	#44 (permalink)
honestchipmunk Upright	Whoa! This is a hell of a thread! Its getting kind of heated. The thing that has been bothering me most about this impending election and about politics in general is the total lack of respect for one another. And this goes on with both "sides." What I find discouraging is the degree to which everyone seems totally convinced that their farts don't stink and that they know exactly what's going on. What's missing in this sad political debate (and this thread is a prime example of it) is a sense of compromise. Everyone feels like it needs to be my way or go f*** yourself. And that's wrong. So my little piece on this situation goes like this: I think a lot of things about Bush, both good and bad, but my main objection to what he has overseen as president is the total polarization of our country. As was pointed out above, there is very little a president can do about something like the economy, but he gets blamed for it anyway. The president may not have as much power as we think. However, Bush has overseen, and in my view done little to correct, a collossal collapse of the working relationships between Republicans and Democrats. He has made divisive decisions and implimented divisive policies. What I believe he has been failing the most at has been bringing others along with him. There will always be conspiracy theories. And normally those are confinded to the fringe where they belong. But presently there are a huge number of people who seem ready and willing to believe things like that. And that is what I fault Bush for. Not his politics, they are his own, and pleanty of people support him. But the fact that Bush has been either unable or unwilling to take the time to explain and build an approved of case for why he wants to do something is a tremendous shortcoming. We should not be THIS divided and I think there is a lot Bush could be doing to correct that but chooses not to. Leadingship means bringing along the unwilling and inspiring the uninspired. And doing those things takes more than a smirk, a cocky attitude, a "rightious" cause and a distain for those who oppose him. What we need as a country is a unifying force. Is John Kerry it? I have no idea. But I'm certain Bush isn't, and right now I only have one other option. __________________ I'm only a ghost, the breeze on your face when you first smell the coast.