John Podhoretz has a great article at the NY Post (via LGF):
November 3, 2004 -- HE said he would do things — and he did them.
He said he would protect the American people by fighting a War on Terror — and he has. He said he would hold al Qaeda and its host regime in Afghanistan responsible for their crimes and that he would roust them from their safe haven — and he did it.
He said he would never forget the lessons of 9/11 — and he hasn't.
He said he would lead a coalition of nations to remove Saddam Hussein from power, and he did it. He said he would work to turn the tyrannies of Iraq and Afghanistan toward democracy, and he has — the glorious election in the latter will soon be followed by a spirited contest in the former.
He said he would cut taxes and he did it. He said he would cut them again and he did it. He said he would pass an education-reform bill and he did it. He said he would increase military pay and veterans benefits and he did it. He said he would fight AIDS with an unprecedented $15 billion program and he's doing it.
He said he would not force Israel to conform to American timetables for peace, and he kept to his word. He said he would side with all nations that fought terror, and he meant it because he stood with and by Israel when nobody else in the world would.
He said he would do what he could to respect unborn life, and he did — by signing the act banning the barbaric practice of partial-birth abortion.
The key to understanding his victory is that he is a man of action. After a 2000 election in which he did not win a mandate, he chose to govern by seeking to institute the agenda he ran on. This was a bold stroke. He might have been careful, cautious, a tip-toer, trying not to offend too many people.
Now here we are. He has been re-elected president, scoring more votes than anyone has ever gotten before him, and it appears, also scoring the first absolute majority in the popular vote since 1988.
But what matters is what he did. How he governed. How he led.
The man of action will again be our president.
He deserved his re-election.
And we are lucky to have George W. Bush working for us.
Amen!
Wednesday, November 3, 2004
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Even more than their narrow-minded ideas, republicans love money and profits. This is where right-minded people must attack now. Not to change their minds (impossible--have you ever tried to hold a discussion with one?), but to wither them away.
Stop doing business with republicans. Period. Turn their bottom line red. Put them out of business. Let them find out what needing help is like.
For starts, this generally means all big businesses--they are almost all led by republicans making every last dime from you they can squeeze out. Your supermarket, stock broker, bank, credit cards, delivery services, cable provider, etc. ad nauseum.
It often means small businesses as well--butcher, green grocer, hair stylist or barber. Ask the proprietor who they voted for in November. If they voted republican, bid them goodbye.
This is a golden opportunity time for new democratic entrepreneurs and a resurgence of a spirit of community and concern for our fellow man.
Find small and caring businesses--preferably without stockholders. Give them your trade. Yup, it will mean some sacrifices but not for long if we all stick together. It will get the hopelessly self-serving and self-righteous among us out of our lives.
Have hope. As we have done so often, we chose a dullard for our candidate for president. There are brilliant and charismatic leaders of the liberal cause out there. Let's make the right choice next time and not let the political machine choose for us.
Until then, hunker down. Make some sacrifices. Get spouters of the old testament out of government. Make America worthy of being proud again.
Ciao,
Wonderer