To All:
As a premier article for this wonderful, and I assume diverse community I thought I would write about something that seems so obvious to me, but perhaps not to all. That is of course the dominance of the Right, and the fading of the liberal left.
Now the upcoming presidential election is reigniting those leftist views that they can take down one of the greatest presidents of the last fifty years, and that is of course George W. Bush. Instead of simply stating what I see is the obvious, lets break it down.
Leadership: George W. Bush. Simply said he is a leader. This president has garnered some of the highest approval ratings in recent history. Now lets look at why this is of significance. First of all is 9/11. One of the worst acts in U.S. history comparable to Pearl Harbor. Nothing short of admirable was his leadership in these most difficult of times. Another very clear example: the War in Iraq. Now I will be the first to admit that this was not one of the most popular moves, and we have not quite found out what we fully expected in the aftermath of Saddam Hussein's fall; but let me tell you this. It takes true leadership to follow your beliefs. I have no doubt that President Bush fully believed Hussein and Iraq to be deserving of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After seeing the horrors that that country endured for twenty plus years, how can anyone doubt the world is better off without him? We still have not found all that Hussein was up to, and you can believe that the Iraqi people will remember Bush with admiration. It takes guts and courage to follow through with what you believe in, and not cave to public and media pressure. George Bush is the unquestioned leader of not only the Republican Party, but of the Free World. When you look at the other side, where is their leadership? Who is it? John Kerry? Hillary Clinton? Bill? It's unclear not only who are their leaders, but where they stand.
Election 2004. George Bush vs. John Kerry. I am well aware that there have been some polls which show Kerry being able to win. But let me assure you this will not happen. Not only will John Kerry not be sworn in as President in 2005, he will not be close in the election in November. The biggest knock against Bush is an issue that the Democrats play to the public. Of course I'm speaking of the Economy. The democrats tell you that the economy is in a slump due to the President's actions. This is quite simply NOT THE CASE. The economy, as most people do not realize runs in cycles. It flows like water, sometimes it goes up, then others down. Clinton was very fortunate in having a high tide, and as the cycle runs, it began to slump during the early 2000s. This is not George Bush's fault, and it was equally not Clinton's brilliance. The economy flows, no President has that much control. Kerry is being painted (quite succesfully) as a flip-flopper who is distanced from the American people. This election is just beginning for the President who still has a treasure chest in fund raising, while John Kerry has emerged from a difficult Democratic Primary season worn. President Bush will win re-election.
Movement: Think of the past. There were certain places and people who were democratic, no questions asked. Look at the present. Republicans have made solid, and even extreme gains in nearly all of these areas. Think of California and Florida. Previous Democratic strongholds. Now both have Republican governors. Take my home state of Minnesota has a perfect example. For much of its history Minnesota was as democratic as could be. This is the home state of Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale, and Paul Wellstone. Now the current political all stars is Senator Norm Coleman (one of the highest profile freshmen senators in history), and our governor Tim Pawlenty. This is a state that the democrats won by just a few percentage points in 2000. Most indications point to this being a swing state, and a probable Bush state. The democrats are falling back in nearly all areas, with few promising points to brighten the way.
The State of the Union. Economy. Jobs. Taxes. Crime. Housing. Etc. There are numerous issues of concern in this nation. I will sum up the viewpoints quite quickly. Democrats feel that Americans are unreliable, but trustworthy. Its a little backwards. They create high taxes to implement their large amounts of social programs, but encourage early prison release, and easy social welfare programs. Yes I know a lot of this depends on the state, but democratic dogma is everywhere. Republicans on the other hand feel you need to be responsible for yourself. We'll give you tax breaks and see what you do with it. Welfare is mostly unneccesary; see who is on it and how responsible they are. Punishments should be severe. There are to many cases of repeate offenders to trust violent criminals. It seems pretty clear to me.
Media. Take a look at your average newspaper, newscast, or magazine. If you look close, and even more important listen close, you'll see (and yes, hear) how liberal they are. Their is such liberal spin on the media its ridiculous. It would require to much space to list here, but if you open your eyes and ears and listen to how things are worded, and how images are portrayed you'll notice the liberal spin on nearly everything. However when conservatives get a chance at the truth (or their truth if you wish) they thrive. Look at the current kings of the airwaves and bestseller lists. Guys like Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, and the king Rush Limbaugh are undisputed in their arenas. They motivate and inform the faithful and the unsure alike. On the other side are literal goofballs Al Franken, and the king of make believe Michael Moorer. People like that simply make fun of the right, and dish out half-truths to the eager audiences.
America and the World. John Kerry says that several world leaders have privately told him that they want him to beat President Bush in the election. When asked to name them by someone no lower than the Secretary of State Colin Powell he refused. Democrats tell you that America is hurting, and we need to worry about ourselves first. They tell you that we cannot fight Iraq, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, North Korea, etc and etc. They are wrong. This is not the world of the 1950's with your Cold War Dualism. This is an uprecedented era of a singular superiority: the U.S. And this is nothing to be ashamed of, we should be proud. We left the 20th century as the strongest political and military power the world has ever seen. We therefore have the duty to respond, we need to, if not be the world's police, monitor the actions of the world. I do not believe in this relativistic viewpoint greys, the world is often black and white. Wrong is wrong. President Bush understands the need for the U.S. to remain the world's superpower. The world is better off with a Republican in the White House. If we do not take action when we should (as opposed to when everybody thinks so, which is never) we run the risk of being to late. We must stop terror and despots when we can, not when everybody finally understands. War in the 21st century needs to be preemptive, lest we run the risk of another Pearl Harbor or 9/11.
The UN/World Allies. Why should we be so concerned with what France, Germany, and the United Nations thinks of our actions. Last I checked France and Germany are nearly socialist republics still to scarred from the horrors of World War II to understand the realities of the 21st century. There is a reason we stand dominant over them. Plus, believe me they have clear understanding of what they stand to gain and lose in every action of the U.S. They know they have no physical authority over the U.S., so they use their diplomatic means and the world stage to oppose us. For example, we all know France vehemently opposed the U.S. led invasion of Iraq, but did you know that France received over 70% of their oil from Iraq, and knew they would lose out on authority over the region. The Administration also has publicly stated they will consider leaving the UN if they continued to stand in our way. John Kerry and the democrats would have you believe this is a horrible, world-threatening, action. But President Bush, and I believe in fact quite the opposite. The world is better off with the U.S. in control. If you think about the early to mid 20th century when there were several world powers, there were two World Wars with dozens of millions killed. Ever since the U.S. took over in the late 20th century to today, there has been nothing even remarkably close. And do not try to convince me that the wars in Iraq can be compared.
In closing, I have gone on longer than I thought. But I felt that those people who most often called themselves democrats had few strong reasons for that. Most of those reasons being based on misconceptions and misunderstandings.
Please feel free to comment.
I will try to keep future commentaries more brief.
Yours Truly,
Mr. Right