Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Again with the Flip Flops
Today, on Andrew Sullivan's blog, he wrote:
"Bush is for big government except when he's against it; he's for restraining spending, except when he's boosting it; he's for rooting out insurgents in Iraq, until he favors a more "sensitive" strategy; he's for free trade, except when he's against it; he's against stem cell research, except when he's bragging about it; he's pro states rights, unless they do things he disapproves of; he's in favor of responsibility, except when it comes to the budget; he's pro-U.N., except when he's against it; he's for church-state separation, except when it comes to federal funding. Any decent opponent would make mincemeat of Bush's wavering, straddling and inconsistent policy pronouncements. But Kerry is useless. And if he's this useless as a candidate, how good would he be as a president?"
Good question, Andrew. Bush is a great campaigner, though, and a terrible president (in your estimation), so maybe the two aren't related. But Kerry does make me nervous. I wanna smack him sometimes for the opportunities he's missed. I want a campaign, dammit! Not a one-sided affair where the Republicans set the agenda and the Dems are always on defense. I wanna see some offense! Bush fumbles, often, but the other side just stands around like they've never seen a football bounce before. PICK IT UP!
"Bush is for big government except when he's against it; he's for restraining spending, except when he's boosting it; he's for rooting out insurgents in Iraq, until he favors a more "sensitive" strategy; he's for free trade, except when he's against it; he's against stem cell research, except when he's bragging about it; he's pro states rights, unless they do things he disapproves of; he's in favor of responsibility, except when it comes to the budget; he's pro-U.N., except when he's against it; he's for church-state separation, except when it comes to federal funding. Any decent opponent would make mincemeat of Bush's wavering, straddling and inconsistent policy pronouncements. But Kerry is useless. And if he's this useless as a candidate, how good would he be as a president?"
Good question, Andrew. Bush is a great campaigner, though, and a terrible president (in your estimation), so maybe the two aren't related. But Kerry does make me nervous. I wanna smack him sometimes for the opportunities he's missed. I want a campaign, dammit! Not a one-sided affair where the Republicans set the agenda and the Dems are always on defense. I wanna see some offense! Bush fumbles, often, but the other side just stands around like they've never seen a football bounce before. PICK IT UP!
