Will ignorant white males decide the election this year?
Well maybe, I've make AN argument that they will. But, there is
another way of looking at it.
Perhaps, just perhaps, Bubba is not as "dumb" as I make him out to be?
Perhaps;
ALL VOTERS, BUBBAS, SOUTHERNERS, CONSERVATIVES, RELIGIOUS TYPES,
ETC., WILL JUST ASK A FEW SIMPLE AND BASIC QUESTIONS:
DO I WANT FOUR MORE YEARS OF BUSH & CO.?
HAVE THE LAST FOUR YEARS BEEN "GOOD" FOR ME?
IS THE NATION GOING IN THE "RIGHT DIRECTION?"
ARE THE VARIOUS "WARS" OF DUBYA & CO. "GOING WELL?"
Remember, unpopular wars have ended many a presidency!
Just being a "war president" is not enough. Any war has to be
popular, and justifiable in the public mind.
Proof? Truman in Korea and Johnson in VietNam. Wars are a two edged
sword for any president. Most wars are "a problem" for the
president. Look at Lincoln. His own general ran against him in 1864!
The notion that wars are good for presidential re-election is really
only a Roosevelt Era phenomenon! Not really a valid precendent; more
of an EXCEPTION really! If you look at the totality of history.
Should Dubya be held "responsible" for 911, the same way that Carter
was held to account for the "hostage crisis" in Iran? After all,
there is this notion of "whose watch" did the troubles happen on.
Has Dubya handled the public finances properly. What do I think
about the Clinton surplus becoming the Dubya Deficits?
Is Wall Street's "free trade" working for me?
Has the president ever "lied" to me? After all, Clinton lied, and
Gore paid the ultimate price, really. That, Along with
the "Lieberman Mistake!"
Is the "negative advertising" against the opponent "fair" or just
grasping at straws, or an attempt to divert the public from the real
issues.
And, last:
IS THE CURRENT PRESIDENT DOING HIS JOB WELL, OR IS IT TIME FOR A
CHANGE?
My hunch is that these basic and fundamental questions will trump any
wedge issues, like gays, or abortion rights, or flag burning.
Tampering with the Constitution is the last refuge of desperate
politicans. The Constitution is just fine the way it is; no changes
are needed at this time.
MAYBE, BUBBA WILL COME TO THE PROPER DECISION, BY JUST KEEPING IT
REAL REAL SIMPLE AND TO THE POINT.
Dubya's only hope is that the economy and the wars "go very well"
from now until the election. (Sad to say, it's not likely)
If "the wheels come off" the war or the economy?
NONE OF THESE VERY SIMPLE QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED IN BUSH'S FAVOR,
NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY IS SPEND BY EITHER SIDE. Sorry, even money
has it's limits!
IN A SENSE, DUBYA & CO HAVE THE "BURDEN OF PROOF" HERE.
DUBYA MUST PROVE THAT HE IS WORTHY OF FOUR MORE YEARS;
MR. KERRY DOES NOT HAVE TO PROVE "THE NEGATIVE." NAMELY THAT DUBYA
IS UNWORTHY OF RE-ELECTION.
.....THINK ABOUT IT.
Postsript: This could "explain" the odd data in the currrent
polling.
Perhaps, Dubya has an early "presumption of innocence," but also "the
burden of proof" ultimately?
Or, put other way:
TELL ME WHY I SHOULD VOTE FOR YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
DON'T TELL ME WHY I SHOULD NOT VOTE FOR MR. KERRY.
MR PRESIDENT, THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS YOURS!
