The Seattle Times online reports that
Thousands of John Kerry well-wishers braved a rainy morning at the Seattle waterfront this morning to see the Democratic presidential candidate blame the Bush Administration's foreign policy and energy policy for record-high gas prices.Well-wishers? As in tossing pennies into the wishing well? In any event, the wish-wellers were not the only ones who came out today to give a big hello! to the man who finally decided to accept his party's nomination at the nominating convention. At least until he changes his mind again. Reader Carol G. bravely attended the Republican reception for Kerry. Here is her report
Fun was had by all. I guess this was organized by the College Republicans, who I happened to run into in the Pacific Place parking garage. They shared signs and buttons and stickers and even had flip-flops to share but I had brought my own. Someone was dressed as Flipper which was quite amusing, although we were wondering if people were getting it as they drove by.I guess that's how the Democrats think they will "restore diplomacy" and "rebuild our shattered alliances all across the globe".
The Democrats arriving for the dinner created quite the little mess in traffic as they persistently pulled up and blocked lanes waiting to get into the Westin's driveway. We did wonder why the crowd of police officers didn't do anything about directing traffic. I guess they were just there to escort.
It was amazing that all these members of the party of caring and compassion drove only expensive foreign cars, mostly Audi and Mercedes, and really humongous SUVs. Sure, Republicans drive these vehicles but we aren't hypocrites about it.
We were flipped off so many times that we decided that the universal sign of intense dislike and disagreement should be the Official Hand Gesture of the Kerry campaign. Please alert the media.
UPDATE (June 1) Apparently it's not only Kerry's supporters who flip their fingers at Kerry opponents. NewsMax reports that Sen. Kerry himself gave the middle-finger to a fellow veteran at the Vietnam War memorial on Memorial Day.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at May 26, 2004 09:28 PMrepublicans aren't hypocrites? no party has a monopoly on that title my friend (e.g. anti-abortion but pro-death penalty, fiscal conservatives yet increasing the deficit to half a trillion).
stay tuned.....bush boy is falling like a rock--i think americans are finally realizing that doing drugs and alcohol for 40 years, waking up hungover after you 40th birthday party and coverting to fundamentalist christianity doesn't necessary qualify you to be the president of the united states.
at least, it appears, that kerry studied while in college and worked in politics before god called him and told him to be president.
but you've got to hand it to the college republicans--showing that youthful creativity with those flip flops. hey, they might have to trade in those flip flops for a battle helmets fairly soon to help bush boy get out of his (daddy's) war.
Kerry's proposals to expand health care and education entitlements, aid to states and cities (so that they can avoid fiscal responsibility), alternat fuels, and so on would add an additional 2.6 Trillion dollars above and beyond Bush's already bloated, irresponsible, and reckless budgets. His proposed "screw the productive" tax increases would only amount to an extra $900 million over the same period, and would also have the effect of removing that money from the economy, where it would do the most good.
Fiscal responsibility is not a compelling reason to support Kerry over Bush. There is simply no viable candidate at the presidential level with an agenda to combat federal profligacy.
Posted by: Matt J Kurlander on May 27, 2004 12:08 PMwww.factcheck.org
quick drinking the koolaid. while i agree with your conclusion, those numbers you bandy about are part of the problem, not part of the analysis.
Posted by: dinesh on May 27, 2004 12:40 PMDinesh,
I'm confused by your statement that it's hypocritical to be anti-abortion, pro-death penalty. On the contrary it's logically consistent: innocent babies shouldn't be killed, but guilty murderers should. It clearly affirms, in both cases, individual responsibilty and free will.
While we're discussing it, please explain to me the lockstep liberal view -- pro-abortion, anti-death penalty. What possible sense does that make?
For the record, I'm anti-abortion, anti-death penalty.
Posted by: ed joyce on May 28, 2004 05:17 AMActually, those are MY numbers. I analyze the Federal budget FOR A LIVING, you punctuation-challenged lackwit.
Posted by: Matt J Kurlander on May 28, 2004 05:19 AMDinesh is your typical Leftwing troll-- resorting to tu quoque and then changing the subject when it doesn't have a rebuttal.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega on May 28, 2004 10:19 AM