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Sunday, November 21, 2004
Bush Day
All of our family got involved watching the returns from this year's presidential election. John Welch colored in the red map of the United States of America while the girls watched. As we now know, it was not as close as some expected. On the other hand the nation is still pretty evenly matched between the Republican leaning voters and the Democratic leaning voters. I am struck be how much of the voter balance is demographic. Basically, the large city centers went to Kerry, and the suburbs and country went to Bush. But unlike many places around the world were the politics between factions are nearly irreconcilable, America is bless in that many of the core values are common between the parties. This thesis statement may seem contradictory is an environment of gridlock in Congress but consider these observations. Almost all Americans support the national defense, environmental regulation, less obstruction to small business growth, a prescription drug benefit, continued management of the Social Security program, national standards for public schools, and equal opportunity irregardless of ethnicity, color, or religion. It was not very long ago that you would find some parties wanting to abolish this or that plan. Now debate has moved from whether we should implement these policies, to the degree and how to implement them. It is true that the far left and the far right still have too large of a voice. I also know that the war in Iraq is a very divisive issue, but I believe that we need to focus on executing the war so that a permanent democracy is established. I hope that people on both sides of the isle are able to work together and recognize their common interests and America will continue to be strong because of it.
All of our family got involved watching the returns from this year's presidential election. John Welch colored in the red map of the United States of America while the girls watched. As we now know, it was not as close as some expected. On the other hand the nation is still pretty evenly matched between the Republican leaning voters and the Democratic leaning voters. I am struck be how much of the voter balance is demographic. Basically, the large city centers went to Kerry, and the suburbs and country went to Bush. But unlike many places around the world were the politics between factions are nearly irreconcilable, America is bless in that many of the core values are common between the parties. This thesis statement may seem contradictory is an environment of gridlock in Congress but consider these observations. Almost all Americans support the national defense, environmental regulation, less obstruction to small business growth, a prescription drug benefit, continued management of the Social Security program, national standards for public schools, and equal opportunity irregardless of ethnicity, color, or religion. It was not very long ago that you would find some parties wanting to abolish this or that plan. Now debate has moved from whether we should implement these policies, to the degree and how to implement them. It is true that the far left and the far right still have too large of a voice. I also know that the war in Iraq is a very divisive issue, but I believe that we need to focus on executing the war so that a permanent democracy is established. I hope that people on both sides of the isle are able to work together and recognize their common interests and America will continue to be strong because of it.
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