[Superman]

Mr. Thompson, predictably, used the basest and most unforgivable political tactic ever used by anybody in America. Gubmit-bashing as a marketing tool. Dems identify with government. We understand it, we believe in it and we know what it can do to protect Americans and America. Guilty as charged. It is curious to say the least why we would be expected to respect, or recognize as patriotic, a group of people who don't believe in our government and who actively work to tear it down and undermine public confidence in it for political marketing gain. Firing up Americans' distrust of government is something that if we caught a bunch of Muslims doing it, we would execute them as traitors. Why then do we tolerate one of our political parties doing this routinely?

That is my position. While the Republican platform and tactics seek to attack the government of the United States of America and erode Americans' confidence in its leadership, it will have something of a hard time achieving my support.

And here is something more to consider:

Some of the themes from the current Republican National Convention are, obviously, amusing. For example.....this business about how political party is not as important as American patriotism. McCain is walking a line here that is so thin as to be measurably only in ten thousanths of an inch. He wants to be branded a conservative, but cannot afford to be identified as Republican. Indeed, I heard last night......again......about how Republicans promise to go clean up the mess in Washington. Hmmmmm.....that would be the mess created by the Republican tactics of the last seven years? Republicans are going to fight each other, if elected?