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Wednesday, September 08, 2004

Democracy In Action

PRIORITIES
American casualties are mounting daily in Iraq, Afghanistan is close to melting down, and the 9/11 Commission has proposed a total revamp of our intelligence infrastructure. So what do Republicans have in mind for the upcoming legislative session? The Republican leadership would bring bills to the floor "for the sole purpose of embarrassing or flushing out the Democrats on emotive or wedge issues. Between now and election day, the action on Capitol Hill will be more symbolic than substantive." We're going to get floor fights over same-sex marriage and the Pledge of Allegiance, and the New York Times reports that abortion, tort reform, and flag burning are on the agenda too. And apparently, we are going to turn our back on renewing the ban on assault weapons as well!
|| JM, 9:02 AM

1 Comments:

Thanks for taking the time to read my blog and posting a comment. Although I'm somewhat mystified about your question. I can only assume that you were pointing me towards a topic, since how can you feel anything but sympathy for the families of those who have suffered the ultimate loss in what is proving to be a meaningless war. I'm sure that many of these brave young men and women truly believe the lies & misdirection (WMD...making America safe against terrorism...spreading democracy) that have been the justification for this war, which makes their loss all the more tragic. Their misplaced faith in having leaders who truly lead and make wise decisions isn't their fault; but the cavalier way that those "leaders" abuse their trust and their power is the saddest fact of all.

I really need to refocus my blogging attempts on quality, and not quantity. I find I lack the time to really do it right, and still seem to be searching for a "voice". Thanks for the reminder on the "target" tag...my HTML skills are rusty as well.
Blogger JM, at 9:20 PM  

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