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Friday, August 8, 2008
6:45 PM
Bush's comments toward China about the freedom of its people on the eve of the Beijing Olympics honor a set of liberty, for the freedom to be wrong, for the freedom to live independently. But he has never understood and at times seems to have resented the Senate for its willful obedience to the flawed and changing desires of the people, nor that people have the freedom to be right in ways that make him, his cadre, his politics and his mindset seem insane. The desires of the people change because when we have more information, we change our minds. Think of how grand America will be when the government empowers its people with the truth!
Bush's fight to the death over Congressional subpoenas of White House aides is only the latest example of his stubborn misunderstanding (and mis-underestimating) of what America's government is supposed to be about. And today all people can talk about is how Obama's appeal to regular people and his connection to them as a "celebrity" is somehow a drawback, and how Edwards' affair is going to ruin his career, and how McCain is a bitter old man ready to kick the bucket.
But what truly gives me hope is, the candidates are both Senators, both have the experience of how to compromise, and both have experience including people across the aisle and in the grandstands.
One concern is what the goals are for each individual to move from Capitol Hill to the White House. Will the President's goal be to subjugate the Representatives, who then have no choice but to subjugate the People, or to walk with the People, and thereby lead the Representatives?
A greater concern for the continued liberty and livelihood of our fair country is, regardless of who wins, will one be shot or the other keel over and be succeeded by a twisted servant of the death machine? We must steadfastly refuse to bargain on the risk either way, because it is equally great (or when viewed with love, equally small) with both candidates. I have faith in the American people! We can set aside our hatred and violence.
So, where do you think the collective negativity is coming from? It's almost as if the notion that the President is not a king or a dictator is under attack. Will we go the way of the lie, the way of failed states, the path of those we conquered that we risked treading upon ourselves after World War Two? Or, are we going to make freedom work? The choice is up to you.
2008 election - senatorial control of government
Though Ike scratched out "Congressional" as part of the "Military-Industrial Complex" in his harrowing warning, there is still a hope in the nobility of the institution of the Senate that turns the people who serve there into more than machines. This election promises hope and change for America whether Obama or McCain wins, because they are both Senators and the honorable pursuit of compromise toward common welfare makes them both better men.Bush's comments toward China about the freedom of its people on the eve of the Beijing Olympics honor a set of liberty, for the freedom to be wrong, for the freedom to live independently. But he has never understood and at times seems to have resented the Senate for its willful obedience to the flawed and changing desires of the people, nor that people have the freedom to be right in ways that make him, his cadre, his politics and his mindset seem insane. The desires of the people change because when we have more information, we change our minds. Think of how grand America will be when the government empowers its people with the truth!
Bush's fight to the death over Congressional subpoenas of White House aides is only the latest example of his stubborn misunderstanding (and mis-underestimating) of what America's government is supposed to be about. And today all people can talk about is how Obama's appeal to regular people and his connection to them as a "celebrity" is somehow a drawback, and how Edwards' affair is going to ruin his career, and how McCain is a bitter old man ready to kick the bucket.
But what truly gives me hope is, the candidates are both Senators, both have the experience of how to compromise, and both have experience including people across the aisle and in the grandstands.
One concern is what the goals are for each individual to move from Capitol Hill to the White House. Will the President's goal be to subjugate the Representatives, who then have no choice but to subjugate the People, or to walk with the People, and thereby lead the Representatives?
A greater concern for the continued liberty and livelihood of our fair country is, regardless of who wins, will one be shot or the other keel over and be succeeded by a twisted servant of the death machine? We must steadfastly refuse to bargain on the risk either way, because it is equally great (or when viewed with love, equally small) with both candidates. I have faith in the American people! We can set aside our hatred and violence.
So, where do you think the collective negativity is coming from? It's almost as if the notion that the President is not a king or a dictator is under attack. Will we go the way of the lie, the way of failed states, the path of those we conquered that we risked treading upon ourselves after World War Two? Or, are we going to make freedom work? The choice is up to you.
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