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billege · 11-03-2004, 11:02 AM

Well, I think the Christians that've been voted into office will surely take responsibility when Roe v Wade is overturned. Mr. Bush will own that one, no doubt, and I imagine he will be proud of it. The whole separation of church and state "thing" shouldn't stop any republican from continuing to integrate the two, and yes, I'm sure they'll be vocal about it. From what I understand from talking to Bush supporters, it won't matter if that's good or bad, because all they're worried about is a man who sitcks to what he believes in, regardless of the actual course chosen.

Every Bush supporter I've spoken to has been emotional, less than rational in thier reasoning, and dissmissive of mistakes made by thier party. I don't expect the actual party to behave differently. It's going to be an ugly four years. I guess it will be interesting to see what America was like in the later 60's, but this time by living through a divided society, rather than a history book.

I expect to continue to hear Bush supporters gloat, and I expect Bush to continue to be Bush. Should things be different, I'd be suprised.
If you expect the American public to start shaking hands and talking about how to move the country foreward, I'm sorry for you. When, exactly, has the populace shown that behavior? Pretty much never.

The election was very, very, close. This is not a nation that kinda disagrees on a few unimportant points. This is a nation who is strongly opposed to itself.

I'd like to see Iraq turn out the way Bush says it will. I don't think so, but I'd like to hope so. I'd like to see Bush realize that four hundred billion dollar deficits are not good, but I don't think that'll change. I expect Mr. Cheney to deny saying something, and then be shown a video clip of him saying what he just denied. None of that is going to change.
It's easy to get on a horse about being gracious about winning or losing, but we're not talking about losing a cupcake selling contest.

11-03-2004, 11:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
billege Watcher Location: Ohio	Well, I think the Christians that've been voted into office will surely take responsibility when Roe v Wade is overturned. Mr. Bush will own that one, no doubt, and I imagine he will be proud of it. The whole separation of church and state "thing" shouldn't stop any republican from continuing to integrate the two, and yes, I'm sure they'll be vocal about it. From what I understand from talking to Bush supporters, it won't matter if that's good or bad, because all they're worried about is a man who sitcks to what he believes in, regardless of the actual course chosen. Every Bush supporter I've spoken to has been emotional, less than rational in thier reasoning, and dissmissive of mistakes made by thier party. I don't expect the actual party to behave differently. It's going to be an ugly four years. I guess it will be interesting to see what America was like in the later 60's, but this time by living through a divided society, rather than a history book. I expect to continue to hear Bush supporters gloat, and I expect Bush to continue to be Bush. Should things be different, I'd be suprised. If you expect the American public to start shaking hands and talking about how to move the country foreward, I'm sorry for you. When, exactly, has the populace shown that behavior? Pretty much never. The election was very, very, close. This is not a nation that kinda disagrees on a few unimportant points. This is a nation who is strongly opposed to itself. I'd like to see Iraq turn out the way Bush says it will. I don't think so, but I'd like to hope so. I'd like to see Bush realize that four hundred billion dollar deficits are not good, but I don't think that'll change. I expect Mr. Cheney to deny saying something, and then be shown a video clip of him saying what he just denied. None of that is going to change. It's easy to get on a horse about being gracious about winning or losing, but we're not talking about losing a cupcake selling contest. __________________ I can sum up the clash of religion in one sentence: "My Invisible Friend is better than your Invisible Friend." Last edited by billege; 11-03-2004 at 11:11 AM..