Who are we? Who will we be?
This entry was posted on 10/26/2006 7:36 AM and is filed under US Politics.
November and the midterm elections are almost here. For the first time in my life I am considering voting solely based on a candidate's party affiliation. This is odd not just because it is a first for me, but because I agree with critics back to John Adams that the party system in the US is bound to destroy us. Party politics are dirty and self-absorbed. Parties and party members have become ends unto themselves and ordinary citizens be damned. Yet, here I am, ready to vote straight Republican regardless. I'll tell you why.
Actually, George W. Bush explained our choice quite well.
"I think the coming election a referendum on these two things: Which party has got the plan that will enable our economy to continue to grow? And which party has a plan to protect the American people? And Iraq is part of the security of the U.S. If and when we succeed in Iraq, our country will be more secure. If we don't succeed, the country is less secure...I understand some people in Washington don't think we are at war. They are just wrong, in my opinion. The enemy still wants to strike us. The enemy still wants to achieve safe have from which to plot and plan. The enemy would like to have WMD in order to attack us. These are lethal, cold-blooded killers. And we must do everything we can to protect the American people, including questioning detainees and listening to their phone calls from outside the country to inside the country...and as you know, there were some recent votes on that issue. And the Democrats voted against giving our professionals the tools necessary to protect the American people.
...I do not question their patriotism. I question whether or not they understand how dangerous this world is..."
Michelle Malkin has an excellent piece, here and video at Hot Air, here.
It is easy to lose site of what's at stake here in America in the next few national elections. It's not the economy, it's not the management of the war in Iraq, it's not big oil, it's not about the style or aplomb or the IQ of our leader. It's about our way of life. We are at war. Would you rather fight it imperfectly or deny the truth and not fight at all?
