abaya

Yes, I'm a brand-new moderator, but that does not mean I have to become politically numb.

You are also reading a bit much into my words. I do not think that everyone who voted for Bush was stupid. However, for those who voted for him AND THEN swallowed every word he said, hook-line-and-sinker, and never questioned what he was doing with his authority and their tax dollars and American lives--yes, I see this as being beyond common sense, and it is following the herd, for the sheer fact of following the herd. That goes beyond the original "vote."

I know many people--people I respect a great deal--who voted for Bush because they were deceived--in a word, they trusted him--and they have since regretted their decision and changed their minds. They looked at the situation critically and revised their thinking. I see that as rational thinking, and a willingness to admit that they were wrong. It is not stupidity--far from it.

So no, it's not simply a matter of "whoever voted differently from me is stupid"--which is what you seem to think I said. But for an administration that based their campaign strategies on the electorate not "getting" it, not questioning what they were doing, not holding them accountable... and people going along with that, right to the end--that's just asking for trouble on a national scale, no matter whether that administration is R or D. I expect voters/citizens to be responsible throughout the tenure of the person they elected. And national trouble is exactly what we have on our hands, right now. Can you deny that?

Honest question: Are you 100% happy with what the Bush administration has done in the last 8 years? Do you feel good about where the country is headed right now? Do you trust him?

__________________
And think not you can direct the course of Love;
for Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
--Khalil Gibran