kerry's concession speech was just what i needed to hear today. i must admit that i voted for bush. however, i am a little uneasy about the next four years. i am worried about how the rest of the world will view america as bush is in power. also, i shutter to think that republicans will have little in their way to further the desires of special interests groups who live for gun control and rights to any/all natural resources. i hope that those in need will find help from somone in place of government.
i think it took class on kerry's part to concede the way he did. he said:
We are required now to work together for the good of our country. In the days ahead, we must find common cause. We must join in common effort, without remorse or recrimination, without anger or rancor. America is in need of unity and longing for a larger measure of compassion. I hope President Bush will advance those values in the coming years. I pledge to do my part to try to bridge the partisan divide.
i hope we all try to bridge the partisan divide. furthermore, i hope president bush will stick to his core values and let them filter acts of congress that may not be for the best of america. i think the election of a conservative president requires all of us to do more: look after the needy, take care of our land, and guard others' freedoms. if we, together with the president, stick to our values, i think it will be a safe and prosperous four years.
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it will be interesting to see what happens. 60% (or so) of americans polled have expressed a desire for republicans and democrats to come together now. at the same time, conservatives clearly have the political capital in our country.
i think political compromises will be made but will be done a little farther to the right of the line they have in the last 18 months. for those who have always deluded themselves into thinking that the bush administration's policies are right-wing and extremist, none of these compromises will suffice.
you may not believe me, but to many conservatives, bush is a moderate. for example, he drew criticism from republicans for not vetoing a single thing congress sent him during his first term. i think he will continue to support issues all americans have wanted, in education and tort reform, for example. likewise, i think the mainstream conservative position on abortion has become more moderate over the last few years and is now less concerned with outlawing abortion. it is now focused on federal funding and "parental notification" issues, as well as partial-birth infanticide. i think first and maybe even second trimester abortions will always be legal. and conservatives seemed to shift on homosexual issues: now we seem very open to the possibility of same-sex unions, but not marriage. these are steps toward compromise.
from liberals, i would like to see more support for our military and for the war on terror, including the patriot act (why don't they oppose the same laws we've long-had that apply to the mafia, child pr0nographers, and drug dealers?). i would like liberals to support social security reform and allow traditional marriage amendments on state ballots. but most importantly, liberals must confirm even the conservative strict constructionists that president bush wishes to appoint as judges.
liberal legislators must recognize the will of the people. their pundits have taken the election results and decided to call the people everything from stupid, to uninformed, to brainwashed. but america's alleged retards are the same people that will be voting these liberal legislators out of office in the next 2-4 years if they continue to snub us.
mark my words. it's a mandate. conservatives have the responsibility to not screw it up, but liberals have the obligation to recognize the very strong statement by american voters to the politicians.
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