Len, Apology accepted and appreciated. I try not to be too sensitive, but I respect you and most everyone else that I disagree with here and don't want to ruin what I consider a great salon. Bill, (Brawlins), same goes for you, it is not my intention to offend so much as to express very strongly held opinions about important issues and leaders.
Lendaddy, you make a good point. No, I do not believe that all Republicans are part of some great, evil conspiracy. (Cheney and Wolfowitz, yes, but not all of you).
It is more of a different philosophy about what is fair, I guess, to tell you the truth I am at a loss to understand it like I said before about Bush and his supporters. The obsession w/ lower taxes always seemed to me a little strange; on the one hand I understand the historical roots of it and how/why this country was formed, plus I hate paying ridiculous taxes and govt. waste as much as the next guy, but when you jump from that to a corporate culture that values extreme wealth and power above the common good, they lose me. I do not think that Enron or Halliburton are anomolies. Just extra successful at looting the economy.
Sometimes it seems that there is an "end justifies the means" coda that just completely went off the rails, especially w/ the Iraq war, (where I do not think that the ends justify much), or w/ the environment, etc...
I can see how some conservative positions are a reaction to extreme left wing philosophy, (which is ridiculous as well at times), I am all for a "Centrist" government but don't think that Bush/Cheney are even remotely centrist. Theirs is a "scorched earth" game plan all the way, from the courts to the environment to distributing wealth upwards, (which will absolutely ruin the country), to the BS war on terrorism, etc...
Terrorism is fought by using real intelligence, (in both meanings of the word), not invading Iraq which had zip to do w/ 9/11 and was a de-fanged tiger until we occupied it, ironically.
