If they were true to their principles - good read

[Clinton Crusader]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/21/opinion/main644838.shtml
by Robert Scheer

If they were true to their principles, moderate Republicans and
consistent conservatives would be supporting John Kerry. Instead,
their acquiescence to the reckless whims of George W. Bush marks a
descent into that political abyss of opportunism where partisanship
is everything and principle nothing.

How else to explain their cynical support for this shallow
adventurer, a phony lightweight who has bled the Treasury dry while
incompetently squandering the lives of young Americans in a needless
imperial campaign? If Al Gore had been knighted President by the
Supreme Court and overseen this mess instead of Dubya, the rational
remnant of the Republican Party would be rightly calling for his
head.

Instead, a century's worth of conservative ideals are tossed out the
window for political expediency. Soaring budget deficits suddenly
don't matter, and not a tear is shed for the wasted surplus
accumulated during Bill Clinton's tenure. Despite two huge tax cuts
for the super-rich, Bush turns out to be a big believer in that old
GOP boogeyman, Big Government. An equal-opportunity spendthrift, he
throws billions into the sinkhole of Iraq as easily as he doles out
corporate handouts.

In the newspapers we read about American mothers and fathers working
in deadly Iraq as drivers and security guards because they can't
find work at home. More than a million jobs have been lost since the
end of the prosperous Clinton era, while real wages are stagnant.
The rich have enjoyed unprecedented tax breaks even as the middle
class has eroded and millions have fallen below the poverty line.
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[BillZBubb]

1. Amen to that!

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